Kota Kapur

Kota Kapur on western Bangka preserves a remarkable testimony to the maritime power of Srivijaya. A stone inscription set up here in 686 is written in Old Malay using Pallava script. It invokes curses against those who rebel against the ruler or fail in their loyalty, and mentions an expedition against Java. The stone belongs to a group of inscriptions through which Srivijayan rulers proclaimed their authority over lands and waterways beyond their Sumatran centre.