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Chams
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The Chams (Cham: , چام, cam), or Champa people (Cham: , اوراڠ چمڤا, Urang Campa; or ; , ), are an Austronesian ethnic group in Southeast Asia and are the original inhabitants of central Vietnam and coastal Cambodia before the arrival of the Cambodians and Vietnamese, during the expansion of the Khmer Empire (802–1431) and the Vietnamese conquest of Champa (11th–19th century).
Key facts
- Ethnic group.group
- Cham
- Ethnic group.native_name
- Urang Campa
- Ethnic group.image
- 200px
- Ethnic group.image_caption
- Cham women performing a traditional dance in Nha Trang, Vietnam
- Ethnic group.pop1
- 600,000
- Ethnic group.pop2
- 178,948
- Ethnic group.pop3
- 25,000
- Ethnic group.ref3
- –50,000
- Ethnic group.pop4
- ~10,000
- Ethnic group.pop5
- 1,000–4,000
- Ethnic group.pop6
- 3,000
- Ethnic group.pop7
- 1,000
- Ethnic group.pop8
- 700
- Ethnic group.pop9
- Unknown
- Ethnic group.languages
- Cham, Tsat, Haroi, Vietnamese, Khmer, Malay
- Ethnic group.rels
- Predominantly Sunni Islam (Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, southern Vietnam, and Hainan, China)Minorities of Kan Imam San Islam, Bani Islam and Hinduism (central Vietnam)
- Ethnic group.related
- Utsuls and other Austronesian peoples(especially Jarai, Rade, Acehnese)
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 500000
- Image
- Cham Girl - Chau Doc - Vietnam.JPG
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- Commons category
- Cham people
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Article
21 sectionsContents
- History
- Early history
- Encounter with Islam
- Wars with the Vietnamese
- Fall of the Champa kingdom
- 20th century
- 21st century
- Geography
- Politics
- Genetics
- Culture
- Language
- Religion
- Numbers
- Cuisine
- Notable Chams
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
The Chams (Cham: , چام, cam), or Champa people (Cham: , اوراڠ چمڤا, Urang Campa; or ; , ), are an Austronesian ethnic group in Southeast Asia and are the original inhabitants of central Vietnam and coastal Cambodia before the arrival of the Cambodians and Vietnamese, during the expansion of the Khmer Empire (802–1431) and the Vietnamese conquest of Champa (11th–19th century).
From the 2nd century, the Chams founded Champa, a collection of independent Hindu-Buddhist principalities in what is now central and southern Vietnam. By the 17th century, Champa became an Islamic sultanate. Today, the Cham people are largely Muslim, with a minority following Hinduism, both formed the indigenous Muslim and Hindu population in both Cambodia and Vietnam. Despite their adherence to Islam, the Cham people still retain their ancestral practice of matriarchy in family and inheritance.