Hinduism came from India in to Southeast Asia. We call this Indianization. Why would kings in SE Asia be attracted to Hinduism?

In the 1st Century CE, Hinduism was spread throughout SE Asia by Indian traders who established marketing centers on their routes. Brahman priests also instructed people on Hindu beliefs. Hinduism was the state religion for various SE Asian states from the 5th-14th centuries.

Explanation:

Hinduism and Buddhism exerted an enormous influence on the civilizations of Southeast Asia and contributed greatly to the development of a written tradition in that area. About the beginning of the Common Era, Indian merchants may have settled there, bringing Brahmans and Buddhist monks with them.

Hinduism and Buddhism exerted an enormous influence on the civilizations of Southeast Asia and contributed greatly to the development of a written tradition in that area. About the beginning of the Common Era, Indian merchants may have settled there, bringing Brahmans and Buddhist monks with them.