Pan Pan or Panpan was a small Hindu kingdom believed to have existed around the 3rd to 7th century CE. It is believed to have been located on the east coast of the Malay Peninsula, with opinion varying from somewhere in Kelantan or Terengganu, in modern-day Malaysia to the vicinity of Phunphin district, Surat Thani province, in modern Thailand.
According to the Chinese text Jiu Tang Shu, Pan Pan was bordered in the south with Langkasuka, Jacq-Hergoualc'h speculates that the border may have been south of Nakhon Si Thammarat, possibly near Songkhla. From here, Kaundinya II is said to have tried to re-introduce Hinduism to the Kingdom of Funan on the other side of the Gulf of Siam.
Pan Pan sent tribute to the Liang dynasty and the Chen dynasty of China. in 529, 533, 534, 535 and 571 In 616 and 637, Pan Pan sent tribute to the Chinese Tang dynasty.
The kingdom was later conquered by Srivijaya under the leadership of Dharmasetu before 775.
Though rare, archeological discoveries show evidence of a lively economic flowering in the region through international maritime trade.
See also
- Nakhon Si Thammarat
- Bujang Valley
- History of Kedah