Kantoli was an ancient kingdom suspected to be located somewhere between Jambi and Palembang in southern Sumatra around the 5th century of the common era.
[1] Trade between the two kingdoms were established and this granted Kantoli with great wealth through heavy dependency on volume from China.
[1] With the conquest of south China by the Sui dynasty, volume of trade dwindled due to the new ruler's austerity.
Koying State, the ruler of the Wen Bay region, was thus forced to move the trading port to the East Coast of what is now the Kuala Tungkal area.
[5] Ultimately, Koying State released the east coast area and encouraged the formation of a new government called Kantoli (Kuntal).