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 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.