Tanling

{{Short description|7 century political entity}}

{{Infobox former country

| native_name = {{native name|zh|曇陵國}}
{{transliteration|zh|Tán líng guó}}

| conventional_long_name = Tanling Kingdom

| common_name = Tanling

| image_map = Proposed locations of ancient kingdoms in lower Mekong Valley in the 7th century.png

| image_map_caption = Proposed locations of ancient kingdoms in Menam and Mekong Valleys in the 7th century based on the details provided in the Chinese leishu, Cefu Yuangui, and others.

| life_span = Early 7th century – 644

| era = Post-classical era

| event_start = Formation

| date_start = Early 7th century

| event_end =

| date_end =

| event1 = Sent tribute to China

| date_event1 = 644

| p1 = Funan

| s1 = Dvaravati

| common_languages =

| government_type =

| today = {{nowrap|{{hlist|Thailand|Myanmar}}}}

}}

Tanling ({{langx|zh|曇陵}}) was an ancient political entity mentioned in the Chinese Tang Huiyao.唐會要 (Tang Huiyao). Original text:曇陵,吐火羅之屬國也。居大洲中。其風俗土宜與吐火羅國同。貞觀十六年,遣使朝貢。 It was located on the Malay peninsular,{{rp|8}} potentially in the present-day Thailand and Myanmar.{{cite web|url=https://archive.today/20241113184010/https://www.world10k.com/blog/?p=1326|title=曇陵|trans-title=Tan Ling|date=2024|accessdate=14 November 2024|language=zh|website=www.world10k.com}} Tanling was one of the vassal states of Dvaravati.{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619010421/https://www.iseas.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/pdfs/nscwps16.pdf|title=Maritime Southeast Asia: The View from Tang-Song China|date=2014|issn=2529-7287|author=Geoffrey Goble|publisher=ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute|p=1–19}}{{rp|8}}

Tanling sent tribute to China in the 16th year of the Zhenguan era (644).

Location

As mentioned in the Tang Huiyao volume 99, Tanling was located on the island in the Malay peninsular. Scholars suggest that it was properly in the present Trang province of Thailand or Tenasserim region in Myanmar. Some believes it was the Tan-ma-ling Tambralinga.

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