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Muaro Jambi Temple Compounds

Jambi, Jambi · -1.4774°, 103.6682°

Mahayana BuddhismMelayu
Sacred since
600 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
7th-13th c. (Melayu kingdom)
Melayu

History & significance

An extensive red-brick Buddhist temple precinct strung along the Batang Hari river, built up by the Melayu kingdom as it became Sumatra's dominant economic power in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries; the site was abandoned after a Singhasari attack in 1278 and rediscovered in 1824.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Melayu