UNESCO's World Heritage Centre listing for the My Son Sanctuary, documenting the site's spiritual origins in Indian Hinduism, construction beginning under King Bhadravarman of the Champa kingdom, who ruled from 380 until 413 CE, the first temples built as places of worship dedicated to Shiva, the site's location in the mountainous Duy Xuyen district of Quang Nam province in central Vietnam, and its more than seventy temple structures representing the religious, political, historical and artistic achievements of the Champa civilization across nine centuries of continued construction.
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Reliability Tier1
UNESCO's own World Heritage Centre listing, tier 1, used here for Bhadravarman's reign dates, the founding dedication to Shiva, and the site's location and long construction history, corroborated by Wikipedia's more granular account of the Bhadresvara linga below. NotesUsed for Bhadravarman's reign dates, the founding dedication to Shiva, and the site's location in Quang Nam province, central Vietnam.
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PublisherUNESCO World Heritage Centre
URLhttps://whc.unesco.org/en/list/949
Source TypeHeritage body
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