Rudra Vikrama

Rudra Vikrama (or maybe Rudravarman)^[1] was an 8th-century king of Srivijaya Kingdom who sent two emissaries to China, first one in 728 CE and the second one in 742 CE.^[2] His name was recorded in the chronicle New Book of Tang (Xīn Tángshū) as Liu-t'eng-wei-kung,^[1][2] and his royal title was Ho-mi-to which could be the Sanskrit word Amrta ("immortal").^[1]

During his reign, it was assumed that Srivijaya continued its northern expansion along the Malacca Strait and the southeastern one around the Sunda Strait, to ensure its trade hegemony.^[2]

References

1. Tōyō Bunko, (Japan) (1972). Memoirs of the Research Department. p. 5.
2. Coedes, George (1968). The Indianized States of South-East Asia. University of Hawaii Press. p. 84. ISBN 9780824803681.