Tượng Lâm Explained

Tượng Lâm (Vietnamese chữ Hán pronunciation of Chinese: 象林 Xianglin) was an area in what is today the central Vietnam modern-day Thừa Thiên Huế province which rebelled against the Han dynasty’s rule during the second Chinese domination of Vietnam around 192 AD and established the first independent Champa kingdom.[1] The king was Sri Mara, son of Xianglin County's Officer of Merit.[2]

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  1. [Keat Gin Ooi]
  2. 李庆新 海上丝绸之路英: 2006- Page 26 "(1) Linyi (Champa) Linyi was home to the Champa people. It was once the territory of Xianglin County, Rinan Prefecture of the Han Dynasty. At around 192 AD, Ou Lian, the son of Xianglin County's Officer of Merit, killed the county magistrate, ..."