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How Did China And India Influence Southeast Asia

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Southeast Asia (SEA) has been greatly influenced by China and India. While both provided writing systems, literature, statecraft, social hierarchy and religious belief, India has far more of a widespread effect on SEA. “Most of South-East Asia was under Indian influence starting around 200 BCE until around the fifteenth century” (Nayyar, S. 2002) This long lasting influence led to many aspects of ancient Indian traditions becoming amalgamated with Southeast Asian culture. Some of India’s strongest links to SEA include their influences on written language, art, and the practice of Buddhism. As Catherine explained earlier, this is evident in Thailand, when the Thai alphabet was created it was modelled on ancient Indian alphabets of Sanskrit
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