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| - After the death of Maharajah Balaputra VI the islands of the Srivijaya Empire were separating. The Island of Sumatra was the first concern. The Maurya and the states of Southeast Asia were both outside the City of Thenmobang and were working out a deal in regards to how to proceed with the fractured territory. Sumatra was given to the Khmer, as the Maurya were not seeking territory but rather simply the destruction of their enemy. TheKhmer already had the entire Malay Peninsula and now they also had Sumatra. From the Thai Kingdom and even to the uninvolved State of Champa there were celebrations and festivals of the fall of their oppressor. The Kingdoms of Southeast Asia were so uproarious and excited at this development that they solidified and expanded their relations with the other Empires of Asia, most notably the Maurya. The Japanese, who were defeated, decided to make the best of a bad situation. They moved out from their naval base of Luzon and managed to take all of the Philippines. The conquest of these islands kept the people of Japan from igniting into a fury at the defeat in Sumatra. The Japanese, now without their greatest ally, chose to reach out to the Southeast Asian states of the Khmer and the Thai.The Thai refused the Japanese offer of alliance but the Khmer decided that it would be better to have such a strong ally to assist the buildup of their young Kingdom. Jayavarman, King of the Khmer, and Empress Harima, of Japan, arranged a marriage between their oldest children to solidify this arrangement. The Thai and the Khmer began to spli after this development. The Thai Kingdom appealed to the Maurya for a similar marriage pact but they refused. The Thai and the Maurya were still close but the Maurya could not help but look down of the Thai people, primarily for their religious differences. The Lao people, who were happy with their assistance with the death of the Srivijaya Empire, felt cheated by all the countries around them as they emerged from the conflict with no real gains other than a slight reputation. At first Lao King, Photisarath, wanted to invade the Cham Kingdom but instead opted for the founding of a joint Kingdom. The Marriage of Prince Photisarath II of Lao and Princess Trieu Nih of Champa would lead to the formation of the Cham-Lao Kingodom. With a coast the Lao could move into the sea and become a naval power and with more land the Cham people would be able to feed themselves better.
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