Talk:Dvaravati

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I read from some articles written by thai professors who states that from recent discoveries of archaeological evidences, Dvaravati is much a common style of arts appeared in the region, rather than a kingdom or any rulerdom as believed before. The statement regarding Dvarati as a kingdom of either Mon or Khmer people was done upon by french scholars who served the imperialism of their own countries for some strategical purpose.

Try reading the third paragraph: Little is known about the administration of the kingdom, or even whether it was technically a kingdom at all. It may simply have been a loose gathering of principalities rather than a centralised state. Henry^Flower 10:02, 17 April 2006 (UTC)