Ligor inscription


Ligor inscription is an 8th-century stone stele or inscription discovered in Ligor, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Southern Thailand Malay Peninsula. This inscription was written and carved on two sides, the first part is called Ligor A inscription, or also known as Viang Sa inscription, while on the other side is called the Ligor B inscription written in Kawi script dated 775 CE. The Ligor B inscription was probably written by Mahārāja dyāḥ Pañcapaṇa kariyāna Paṇaṃkaraṇa, king of Shailendra dynasty. This inscription was connected to the kingdom of Srivijaya and the Shailendra dynasty.

Interpretation

Ligor A inscription tell about a Srivijayan king named Dharmasetu, the king of kings in the world, who built the Trisamaya caitya for Kajara.
While the Ligor B inscription, dated 775 CE, written in Kawi script, contains the information about a king named Visnu who holds the title Sri Maharaja, from Śailendravamśa hailed as Śesavvārimadavimathana. There are some different interpretations regarding the king mentioned in Ligor B inscription; some suggest that the king mentioned in this inscription was King Panangkaran while other argues that it was his successor, King Dharanindra.