916-938 (163-185 AD) (L'Uniona Homanus)

In the Ashes
==After the death of Maharajah Balaputra VI the islands of the Srivijaya Empire were separating. The Island of Sumatra was the first concern. The Maurya and the states of Southeast Asia were both outside the City of Thenmobang and were working out a deal in regards to how to proceed with the fractured territory. Sumatra was given to the Khmer, as the Maurya were not seeking territory but rather simply the destruction of their enemy. The Khmer already had the entire Malay Peninsula and now they also had Sumatra. From the Thai Kingdom and even to the uninvolved State of Champa there were celebrations and festivals of the fall of their oppressor. The Kingdoms of Southeast Asia were so uproarious and excited at this development that they solidified and expanded their relations with the other Empires of Asia, most notably the Maurya.

The Japanese, who were defeated, decided to make the best of a bad situation. They moved out from their naval base of Luzon and managed to take all of the Philippines. The conquest of these islands kept the people of Japan from igniting into a fury at the defeat in Sumatra. The Japanese, now without their greatest ally, chose to reach out to the Southeast Asian states of the Khmer and the Thai.The Thai refused the Japanese offer of alliance but the Khmer decided that it would be better to have such a strong ally to assist the buildup of their young Kingdom. Jayavarman, King of the Khmer, and Empress Harima arranged a marriage between their oldest children to solidify this arrangement. The Thai and the Khmer began to spli after this development.

The Thai Kingdom appealed to the Maurya for a similar marriage pact but they refused. The Thai and the Maurya were still close but the Maurya could not help but look down of the Thai people, primarily for their religious differences. The Lao people, who were happy with their assistance with the death of the Srivijaya Empire, felt cheated by all the countries around them as they emerged from the conflict with no real gains other than a slight reputation. At first the Lao King, Photisarath, wanted to invade the Cham Kingdom but instead opted for the founding of a joint Kingdom. The Marriage of Prince Photisarath II of Lao and Princess Trieu Nih of Champa would lead to the formation of the Cham-Lao Kingodom. With a coast the Lao could move into the sea and become a naval power and with more land the Cham people would be able to feed themselves better.

Borneo==

The High Buddha of the Thenmobist religion had escaped the invasion of Sumatra along with many other monks and religious people as well as some wealthy nobles. The High Buddha wanted to regroup the other islands into a new Empire, with him and the religious orders as the new leadership. The island of Borneo was only in actuality half conquered and half civilized. The native people of the interior of Borneo, known as the Dayak people, were a headhunter tribe with their own traditional beliefs and customs. When the soldiers of the Srivijaya Empire moved into Sumatra in an attempt to save the island the Dayak people began reclaiming parts of their land. The Interior of the Island as well as the East coast of Borneo became part of a new Dayak Chiefdom. On the West Coast of the island, the area with the most cities due to its proximity to the main island of Sumatra and to the Southeast Asian peninsula, was the new capital for the high Buddha and his followers.

The Dayak had gained new weaponry during their part in the Srivijaya Empire and had been stockpiling them since they joined the country. The Dayak and the Thenmobist State both believed that they had the right to the entire island. The natives and the Thenmobists established their own militaries and it was going to be a long struggle among them. The conflict between these two was about more than territory, it was also a conflict about religion. Thenmobism, the religion of the the Srivijaya Empire, and Kaharingan, the animistic religion of the Dayak people, were also looking to establish a base on the island of Borneo. Borneo was such a large island that controlling it could open the door to a new Empire among the other islands. The High Buddha was appealing to any leaders from the other islands but they had their own interests and problems.