Don Mueang Toei Inscription

Script

Pallava

Date

12th Buddhist century

Language

Sanskrit

Face/Line

1 face ; contains 4 lines of writing

Material

stone

Form

rectangle

Found at

Don Mueang Toei Ancient City, Ban Song Pueai, Song Pueai Locality, Kham Khuean Kaeo District, Yasothon Province

Exhibited

Samnak Song Dong Mueang Toei, Archaeological Site Dong Muang Toei, Ban Song Pueai, Song Pueai Locality, Kham Khuean Kaeo District, Yasothon Province

Publish

-

Description

The inscription here mentions Phra Śrīmānpravarasena, a powerful person of Śaṅkhapura city, and the construction of Linga commanded by Kroñcabāhu’s twelfth daughter who had power. The content reveals that this archaeological site was a holy place dedicated to the Lord Śiva. At that time, Don Mueang Toei area together with the communities nearby may have been the ancient city known as “Śaṅkhapura”, most likely a city under the rule of the Chenla Kingdom that had expanded its power to the Mun and Chi river basins. This may be the case as many inscriptions of the kings of the Chenla Kingdom during the 12th-13th Buddhist century were found in nearby provinces such as Ubon Ratchathani, Buriram and Khon Kaen.

Reference

Edited by : The Inscriptions in Thailand Database Project Staffs (2552 B.E.), SAC, from :
1) Cha-em Kaeokhlai, “Don Mueang Toei Inscription,” Silpakorn 29, 2 (May 2528), 168-175 (in Thai).
2) Cha-em Kaeokhlai, “Don Mueang Toei Inscription,” in The Inscriptions in Thailand Volume 1 : Pallava and Post-Pallava Script, 12th-14th Buddhist century (Bangkok : The National Library of Thailand, NLT, 2529), 168-175 (in Thai).
3) Nopphawan Sirivetchakun, “Turn back to Mueang Toei, the ancient city of Yasothon Province,” Watthanatham Thai 35, 11 (October 2541), 17-20 (in Thai).
4) The Fine Arts Department, List of ancient remains in Northeastern Thailand Volume 1 : Nakhon Ratchasima, Ubon Ratchathani and Yasothon Province (Bangkok : Ancient Remains Exploration and Registration Project, The Technical Side, Archaeology Division, The Fine Arts Department, FAD, 2529), 251-253 (in Thai).
5) Thoem Mitem and Cha-em Kaeokhla, “Important inscriptions found at Ubon Ratchathani and Yasothon Province,” in Mueang Ubon Ratchathani (Bangkok : Ancient Remains Exploration and Registration Project, National Museum Division, The Fine Arts Department, FAD, 2529), 196 -213 (in Thai).
6) The Fine Arts Department, Tourism location in Northeastern Thailand at the bottom (Bangkok : Archaeology Division, The Fine Arts Department, FAD, 2533), 77 (in Thai).

Illustrations

Rubbing inscription picture from : Mueang Ubon Ratchathani (Bangkok : The Fine Arts Department, FAD, 2532)