Maha Sajan Explained

Maha Sajan
Raja-di-raja
Birth Date:?
Birth Place:Vijaya, Champa
Death Date:1471
Death Place:Nghệ An, Đại Việt
Succession:King of Champa
Reign:1460–1471
Predecessor:Maha Saya
Successor:Maha Sajai
Regnal Name:Maha Sajan

Maha Sajan (died 1471) or Bàn La Trà Toàn, Panluo Chaquan (槃羅茶全) in Chinese sources, was king of Champa from 1460 to 1471, the year of the fall of Champa. In 1471, in a reaction to a Cham raid against Hóa Châu, the emperor Lê Thánh Tông of Đại Việt (Vietnam), invaded Champa.[1]

The Vietnamese captured the Cham capital of Vijaya, murdering 60,000 and imprisoning another 30,000. P'an-Lo T'ou-Ts'iuan was captured, became ill and died on junk taking him away.[1] The Vietnamese cut off his head, and cremated his body. His ashes were scattered into river. His head was taken to Thang Long, and presented to the imperial ancestral temple.

This was the final defeat of Champa,[2] which then became three minor principalities under the protection Đại Việt.

Notes and References

  1. Maspero, G., 2002, The Champa Kingdom, Bangkok: White Lotus Co., Ltd.,
  2. Book: Chapuis, O. . A History of Vietnam: From Hong Bang to Tu Duc . Greenwood Press. 1995 . 978-0-313-29622-2 .