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Events
AD 1309
Death of Raden Wijaya, founder of the Majapahit empire; Jayanegara becomes ruler
AD 1319
Mon kingdom break from Sukhothai kingdom
AD 1325
Death of Malik al Tahir I; Malik al Tahir II becomes ruler of the Sumatran Samudra Pasai empire
AD 1328
Death of Jayanegara; Tribhuwana becomes Majapahit ruler
AD 1333
Kingdom of Pajajaran is founded on Java, with its capital at Pakuan
AD 1343
By this time Majapahit has gained control or collects tribute from most of Indonesia
AD 1345
Death of Malik al Tahir II; Tahir III becomes ruler of the Sumatran Samudra Pasai empire
AD 1350
Hayam Wuruk becomes Majapahit ruler
AD 1350
Ramathibodi I founds kingdom of Ayutthaya
AD 1353
Laos kingdom of Lane Xang founded
AD 1360
Theravada Buddhism becomes official religion of Ayutthaya
AD 1364
Thadominbya founds Burmese kingdom of Ava
AD 1365
Temasik island becomes a vassal of the Majapahit empire
AD 1376
Ayutthaya conquers Sukhothai
AD 1377
Majapahit empire conquers Srivijayan kingdom
AD 1383
Rajadhirat becomes Mon ruler; unifies lower Burma
AD 1385
Forty Year Mon-Burmese War fought between Mon and Ava
AD 1389
Death of Hayam Wuruk; Majapahit empire begins to decline
AD 1400
Around this time Toraja people arrive at Sulawesi by boat
AD 1400
Parameswara establishes the Malacca sultanate
AD 1409
Parameswara takes the title Sultan Iskandar Syah
AD 1414
Death of Parameswara; Megat Iskandar Shah becomes sultan of Malacca
AD 1424
Death of Megat Iskandar Shah; Muhammad Shah becomes sultan of Malacca
AD 1431
Thai armies invade the Khmer civilization at Angkor Thom in Cambodia
AD 1431
Thailand defeated by Siam
AD 1431
Ayutthaya conquers Angkor
AD 1432
Thai capital moved from Angkor Wat to Phnom Penh
AD 1444
Death of Muhammad Shah; Abu Syahid becomes sultan of Malacca
AD 1445
Hindu revolt against Islam in Malacca is defeated
AD 1446
Death of Abu Syahid; Muzaffar Shah becomes sultan of Malacca
AD 1447
Kertawijaya becomes Majapahit ruler and converts to Islam
AD 1456
Thailand attacks Malacca but is defeated
AD 1457
Pattani, later southern Thailand, declared an Islamic kingdom
AD 1459
Death of Muzaffar Shah; Mansur Shah becomes sultan of Malacca
AD 1459
Malacca conquers Kedah and Pahang from the Thais; Pahang becomes an Islamic sultanate
AD 1460
Kyai Demung founds Sumenep on Madura; breaks away from Majapahit control
AD 1460
Kingdom of Aru (near Deli) on Sumatra becomes independent
AD 1466
Suraprabhawa becomes Majapahit ruler
AD 1471
Bugis state of Wajo founded in Sulawesi
AD 1475
Ternate and Tidore convert to Islam
AD 1477
Death of Mansur Shah; Alauddin Riayat Shah becomes sultan of Malacca
AD 1478
Daha region of Indonesia revolts; Majapahit kingdom falls into chaos and Girindrawardhana sets himself up as Majapahit ruler
AD 1478
Islamic sultanate founded at Cirebon
AD 1478
Raden Patah founds Islamic kingdom of Demak
AD 1488
Death of Alauddin Riayat Shah; Mahmud Shah becomes sultan of Malacca
South-east Asia

AD 1300-1500

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