Sri Indravarman was an 8th-century king of the Srivijaya Kingdom who sent three emissaries to the Chinese Tang dynasty, first in 702 CE, second in 716 CE, and third in 724 CE. [1] His name was recorded in the Chinese sources as Che-li-t'o-lo-pa-mo. [2] He was also recorded to have sent two letters to the Arabian Umayyad caliphs, first in c. 680 CE and second in 718 CE. [1] [3] Listed among the Srivijayan gifts to the Chinese emperor was a ts'engchi (from Arabic: zanji, black people) slave, presumably received from its Arabic connection. [1]
These relationships suggested that Srivijaya during his reign already had good international trades with the outside world, both from West and East Asia. [1]
Indravarman was succeeded by his son Rudra Vikrama, who continued sending embassies to China. [2] [4]