Tượng Lâm

Tượng Lâm (Vietnamese chữ Hán pronunciation of Chinese: 象林 Xianglin) was an area in what is today the central Vietnam modern-day Thừa Thiên Huế province which rebelled against the Han dynasty’s rule during the second Chinese domination of Vietnam around 192 AD and established the first independent Champa kingdom.^[1] The king was Sri Mara, son of Xianglin County's Officer of Merit.^[2]

References

1. Keat Gin Ooi Southeast Asia: A Historical Encyclopedia, from Angkor Wat to East ... 2004- Volume 1 - Page 321 "CHAMPA Champa is a general term used to denote a series of small kingdoms along the coastline of what is now central ... Known to the Han as Xianglin, this outpost is thought to have been located in the region of the modern city of Hu6."
2. 李庆新 海上丝绸之路英: 2006- Page 26 "(1) Linyi (Champa) Linyi was home to the Champa people. It was once the territory of Xianglin County, Rinan Prefecture of the Han Dynasty. At around 192 AD, Ou Lian, the son of Xianglin County's Officer of Merit, killed the county magistrate, ..."