History of Southeast Asian warfare.

Although little is known about the early history of the Southeast Asian region and the origins of its peoples are unclear, the neighboring civilizations of both China and India had major influences upon Southeast Asian history. As a result of the permeation of Indian culture in the fifth century, the Indian warrior class and methods of waging war were adopted by the new Southeast Asian empires. The migration of the Guptas led to the founding of the Funan Empire. The Pallava wave was the impetus for the empires of Angkor (Cambodia) and Śrivijaya; and the Pāla Dynasty of Bengal profoundly influenced the Javan culture. The desire for aggressive imperial expansion was also subsequently embraced in Southeast Asia, and constant raids and sieges among Southeast Asian empires mark the early history of the region.