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Infographic: The Largest Southeast Asian Empires

From the temple complexes of Angkor to the battle fleets of Srivijaya, Southeast Asia produced some of antiquity's most expansive empires — yet their true terri

Akhyari Hananto
Akhyari Hananto
June 8, 2026 8:17 PM GMT+7
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  • Primary sources & scholarship: Seshat Global History Databank (polity-territory figures for Angkor, Majapahit, Rattanakosin) · Victor Lieberman, Strange Parallels · Nāgarakṛtāgama (1365, UNESCO Memory of the World) · Kedukan Bukit & Talang Tuwo inscriptions · Burmese royal chronicles · Nguyễn imperial archives · Gerrit van Wusthof travel account (1641) · Encyclopædia Britannica.

From the temple complexes of Angkor to the battle fleets of Srivijaya, Southeast Asia produced some of antiquity's most expansive empires — yet their true territorial extent remains fiercely debated.

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