Thailand: Mon era dharmacakra or Buddhist 'Wheel of Law', Dvaravati, c. 8th century CE. Photo by Jean-Pierre Dalbéra (CC License). The Dvaravati/Thawarawadi period lasted from the 6th to the 13th centuries. Dvaravati refers to both a culture and a disparate conglomerate of principalities. By the 10th century, Dvaravati began to come under the influence of the Khmer Empire and central Thailand was ultimately invaded by the Khmer king Suryavarman II in the first half of the 12th century. Haripunchai survived its southern progenitors until the late 13th century CE.

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