Founding of the Mỹ Sơn sanctuary

Period

c. AD 400

Region

Southeast Asia

Category

Religion

Mỹ Sơn is a cluster of abandoned and partially ruined Shaiva Hindu temples in central Vietnam, constructed between the 4th and the 13th century by the Kings of Champa, an Indianized kingdom of the Cham people. The temples are dedicated to the veneration of God in accordance with Shaivism, wherein God is named Shiva, or The Auspicious One. In this particular complex, he is venerated under various local names, the most important of which is Bhadreshvara.

Sources: Wikipedia — Mỹ Sơn archaeological site · CC BY-SA 4.0

Earlier and later events nearby

1. AD 40–43Trưng sisters' rebellion
2. AD 192Founding of Champa (Linyi)
3. c. AD 200Óc Eo, trading port of Funan
4. c. AD 400Founding of the Mỹ Sơn sanctuaryThis page
5. AD 802Founding of the Khmer Empire
6. AD 938Battle of Bạch Đằng (938)
7. 1010Lý dynasty moves the capital to Thăng Long (Hanoi)

Who ruled this land

States that held this place in the historical borders data (Cliopatria). Years are approximate, as fine as the data's snapshots (every few years to a century). Tap to open the map for that year.