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Dvaravati Kingdom
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Decline and Legacy
By the late 10th century, the political vitality of the Dvaravati centers began to wane, largely attributed to the increasing military pressure from the rising Khmer domain to the east and the southward expansion of Pagan influences from the north. The cultural continuity, however, proved remarkably resilient.
Although the political entities dissolved, the Dvaravati religious and artistic foundations were directly absorbed by subsequent Thai kingdoms, most notably Sukhothai. The specific architectural layout of t…