Tanling

Tanling Kingdom 曇陵國 (Chinese) Tán líng guó
Early – late 7th century
Proposed locations of ancient kingdoms in Menam and Mekong Valleys in the 7th century based on the details provided in the Chinese leishu, Cefu Yuangui, and others.
Historical era	Post-classical era
• Formation	Early 7th century
• Sent tribute to China	644
• Annexed by Dvaravati	Late 7th century
Preceded by Succeeded by Funan Dvaravati
Today part of	Thailand Myanmar

Tanling (Chinese: 曇陵) was an ancient political entity mentioned in the Chinese Tang Huiyao.^[1] It was located on the Malay peninsular,^{[2]: 8 [3]} potentially in the present-day Thailand and Myanmar.^[3] Tanling was one of the vassal states of Dvaravati.^[2]: 8

Tanling sent tribute to China in the 16th year of the Zhenguan era (644).^[1]

Location

As mentioned in the Tang Huiyao volume 99, Tanling was located on the island in the Malay peninsular.^[3] Scholars suggest that it was properly in the present Trang province of Thailand or Tenasserim region in Myanmar or some island in the swamp area of the early historic Bay of Bangkok. Some believes it was the Tan-ma-ling Tambralinga.^[3]

References

1. 唐會要 (Tang Huiyao). Original text:曇陵，吐火羅之屬國也。居大洲中。其風俗土宜與吐火羅國同。貞觀十六年，遣使朝貢。
2. Geoffrey Goble (2014). "Maritime Southeast Asia: The View from Tang-Song China" (PDF). ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. p. 1–19. ISSN 2529-7287. Archived from the original on 2022-06-19. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
3. "曇陵" [Tan Ling]. www.world10k.com (in Chinese). 2024. Archived from the original on 13 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.