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Contents
1 History
2 Design and decoration
3 See also
4 References
5 External links
History
The start of the rise of the kingdom of Melayu can be dated to 1025 when India's Chola kingdom attacked
and destroyed the capital of the Sumatran maritime empire of Srivijaya. This allowed a number of smaller
Sumatran polities to expand their political and economic influence. During the twelfth and thirteenth
centuries it seems that from its river estuarine basis along the Batang Hari, Melayu became the dominant
economic power in Sumatra. The substantial archaeological remains at Muaro Jambi suggest that this may
have been the site of the Melayu capital. The city's age of glory came to an end in 1278 when Java's
Singhasari kingdom attacked the city, even succeeding in capturing members of the royal family. The site
was rediscovered by Dutch explorers in the nineteenth century. It is now protected as a national monument.
have mentioned above and the others are Candi Tinggi I, Candi
Kembarbatu, Candi Gedong I and Candi Gedong II.[2]
See also
Candi of Indonesia
External links
Wonderful Indonesia: Muara Jambi Temple
Wikimedia Commons has
(http://www.indonesia.travel/en/destination/64/muara-jambi- media related to Candi
temple) Muaro Jambi.
Candi Muaro Jambi (http://lovejambi.com/wisata-unik-di-
candi-muaro-jambi.html)
Wisata Jambi (http://lovejambi.com/objek-wisata-di-jambi-yg-patut-dikunjungi.html)