Sriwijaya became a symbol of the greatness of Sumatra early, and the great kingdom of Majapahit offset to the east. In the 20th century, the kingdom has become a reference by the nationalists to show that Indonesia is a unit of Dutch colonialism sebelelum.
Sriwijaya called by various names. People call Tionghoa For Sanfotsi or San Qi. [ In Sanskrit and Pali, called Srivijaya kingdom Yavadesh and Javadeh. The Arabs call it call it Zabag Malays and Khmer. The number of names is another reason why Srivijaya very hard to find.