Fan Yang Mai I or Pham Duong Mai I (Chinese: 范陽邁,
Middle Chinese
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: ''buam’-jɨaŋ-maɨjh/mɛ:jh'') was briefly the king of
Lâm Ấp
Lâm Ấp (Vietnamese pronunciation of Middle Chinese 林邑 *''liɪm ʔˠiɪp̚'', standard Chinese: Línyì) was a kingdom located in central Vietnam that existed from around 192 AD to 629 AD in what is today central Vietnam, and was one of th ...
, an Indianized kingdom in present-day Vietnam. He overthrew the previous dynasty and seized the throne in 420, following years of internal trouble. According to the Chinese ''
Book of Jin
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'' and ''
Book of Song
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,'' after launching an unsuccessful raid in
Tonkin
Tonkin, also spelled Tongkin, Tonquin or Tongking, is an exonym referring to the northern region of Vietnam. During the 17th and 18th centuries, this term referred to the domain '' Đàng Ngoài'' under Trịnh lords' control, including both the ...
, he requested investiture from China in 421. He died in the same year.
His name means "Prince of Gold", and before his death, the Chinese Court recognized him as the King of Champa. He was succeeded by his son
Tou, who assumed his father's name.
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Kings of Champa
5th-century monarchs in Asia
5th-century Vietnamese people
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