China’s Secret Records Reveal an Ancient Indian Super-Corridor | Lost Power of Kamarupa

Описание: Ancient Chinese travel records and diplomatic annals reveal that Kamarupa was not a remote frontier, but a strategic transcontinental corridor linking China, Southeast Asia, and the Indian subcontinent. Accounts by Chinese pilgrims such as Xuanzang describe Kamarupa (recorded as Kia-mo-lu-po) as a powerful Brahmanical kingdom with advanced urban planning, fertile agriculture, and decisive control over the Southern Silk Road.

Under King Bhaskaravarman, Kamarupa emerged as a major diplomatic actor, engaging directly with the Tang court, hosting Chinese envoys, and supporting international military missions. These Sinitic sources—spanning pilgrim travelogues, imperial histories, and trade records—collectively position ancient Assam as a vital geopolitical and economic bridge in early Asian history, challenging the modern perception of Northeast India as peripheral or isolated.

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