History of Nusantara in the era of Hindu-Buddhist kingdoms

In the 4th century until the 7th century in the West Java region is patterned kingdom of Hindu-Buddhist kingdom that followed the Tarumanagara Sundanese kingdom until the 16th century. During the 7th century until the 14th century, the Buddhist kingdom of Srivijaya flourished on Sumatra.



China the I Ching explorers visited the capital of Palembang about 670 years. In his prime, Srivijaya controlled areas of West Java and as far as Malays Peninsula. The 14th century also witnessed the rise of a Hindu empire in East Java, Majapahit. Patih Majapahit between years 1331 to 1364, Gajah Mada, succeeded in obtaining power over what is now part of Indonesia and its magnitude is almost the entire peninsula Malays. Inherited from the Gajah Mada, including codifying the law and in Javanese culture, as seen in the epic Ramayana.

Kingdom of Hindu / Buddhist

•  Kingdom of Kutai
• Kingdom of Kalinga
• Kingdom of Kediri
• Singhasari
• Kingdom of Majapahit
• Kingdom of Mataram (Hindu)
• Parent Melayu Kingdom - Jambi
• Kingdom of Sunda
• Kingdom of Sriwijaya
• Kingdom Tarumanagara

Chronology

• 300 - Indonesia has trade relations with India trade relationship began intensive 2nd century AD Trading of goods in international markets such as: precious metals, jewelry, handicrafts, perfumes, medicines. From the east of Indonesia traded sandalwood, camphor, cloves. These trade relations are a big influence in Indonesian society, especially with the entry of Hindu and Buddhist teachings, other influences seen in the system of government.
• 300 - has been doing commercial shipping links across China. Evidenced by the journey of two Buddhist monks and Gunavarman Fa Shien. This trading relationship has been commonly done, the goods traded frankincense, sandalwood, handicrafts.
• 400 - Hindus and Buddhists have been developed in Indonesia viewed from the history of kingdoms and relics of the period include a temple, god statues, sculpture, metal goods.
• 671 - A Buddhist priest from China, named I-Tsing departs from Canton to India. He stopped at Sriwijaya to learn Sanskrit grammar, and then he stopped at the Malays for two months, and had continued his journey to India. 
• 685 - I-Tsing returned to Srivijaya, here he lived for four years to translate the Buddhist scriptures from Sanskrit into the language of China.
• 692 - One of the Hindu kingdom of Sriwijaya in Indonesia to grow and develop into a large trade center visited by Arab traders, Persia, China. Traded include textiles, camphor, pearls, spices, gold, silver. Some of the Malay Peninsula, the Strait of Malacca, Sumatra, Sunda, including power Jambi Kingdom. At this time the kingdom of Srivijaya developments related to the expansion of Islam in Indonesia in the early period. Also known as Srivijaya maritime empire.
• 922 - From a note written report of a traveler China has come kingdom Kahuripan in East Java and Java has been reward maharajah short sword tipped with ivory size the emperor of China.
• 1292 - Venetian traveler, Marco Polo stopped at the northern part of Aceh on the way home from China to Persia by sea. Marco Polo Perlak argue that Islam is a city.
• 1345-1346 - Moroccan traveler Ibn Battuta passed Ocean on its way to and from China. Given also that the ocean is a very important port, where the trading ships from India and China. Ibn Battuta found that Indian authorities was a follower of one of Mahzab Shafi'i Islamic teachings. 
• 1350-1389 - Peak glory of Majapahit, under the leadership of King Hayam Wuruk and patihnya Gajah Mada. Majapahit ruled the Indonesian archipelago and even the Malacca Peninsula in accordance with the "oath Palapa" Gajah Mada, who wanted to unite Nusantara.