Gān Bì

Gān Bì (Chinese: 甘毕) was a medieval petty Tai kingdom mentioned in the Chinese New Book of Tang^[1] and the leishu Cefu Yuangui, located east of Champa^[2] in the central Mekong Valley in modern Mukdahan province–Savannakhet province.^{[3]: 53–4} However, this proposed location seems too far from its two allied kingdoms, Xiū Luó Fēn and Gē Luó Shě Fēn, in the Menam Valley. Interestingly, the term Gān Bì sounds similar to Kosambi, mentioned in the Northern Chronicle as one of the seven polities established under the authority of Lavo's king Kalavarnadisharaja, during the peak of the Dvaravati civilization.^[4]: 25

Gān Bì Kingdom
6th – 8th century
Proposed locations of ancient polities in the Menam and Mekong Valleys in the 7th century based on the details provided in the Chinese leishu, Cefu Yuangui, and others.
Religion	Buddhism
Government	Kingdom
• 7th century	Chandavema
Historical era	Post-classical era
Today part of	Thailand Laos

Together with Xiū Luó Fēn and Gē Luó Shě Fēn, Gān Bì was grouped in a single category in the New Book of Tang and indicates that the customs of each resemble those of the others,^[3]: 54 such as their kings and fortifications.^[1] Gān Bì has only 5,000 elite soldiers, a much smaller number when compared to its other two brother kingdoms, which have 20,000 each.^[1] Its king was named Chandavema (旃陀越摩).