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The '''Dvaravati''' kingdom of the
Mon people existed from the
6th to the
11th centuries. It was centred on the
Chao Phraya River valley in modern-day
Thailand.
Little is known about the administration of the kingdom, or even whether it was a kingdom at all: it may have been a loose gathering of principalities rather than a centralised state. Its main settlements appear to have been at
Nakhon Pathom,
Lopburi and
U Thong.
Dvaravati was heavily influenced by
Indian culture, and played an important role in introducing
Buddhism and particularly
Buddhist art to the region.
==External links==
*
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/7153/p7153/buddhart_s.htm
*
http://www.thailand.com/travel/arts/art_central_sculpture.htm
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