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Vyadhapura
Vyadhapura (Khmer: វ្យាធបុរៈ, Sanskrit: व्याधपूर Vyādhapūra) was an ancient city of the Funan civilization, likely in what is now Ba Phnum District in the province of Prey Veng, Cambodia.[1][2]
វ្យាធបុរៈ | |
Vyadhapura Location in Cambodia | |
| Location | Ba Phnum District, Prey Veng |
|---|---|
| Region | Southeast Asia |
| Coordinates | 11°15′23″N 105°24′04″E / 11.256299°N 105.401051°E |
| History | |
| Builder | Hun P'an-huang |
| Founded | late 2nd century AD |
| Abandoned | 618 AD |
| Periods | Middle Ages |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | restored and ruined |
| Public access | Yes |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural styles | Angkor Borei, Phnom Da, and Phnom Chisor |
History edit
Vyadhapura, the city of the hunter king, named in honour of Hun P'an-huang. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Funan early in its history, located near the Funan's sacred mountain of Ba Phnom.[3] Chinese reports indicated that it was about 193,121 km or 120 miles from the sea.
According to Paul Pelliot, Vyadhapura was the capital of Water Chenla (Lower Chenla).[4]
References edit
- ^ Hall, D.G.E. (1981). A History of South-East Asia, Fourth Edition. Hong Kong: Macmillan Education Ltd. p. 25. ISBN 0-333-24163-0.
- ^ Tarling, Nicholas (1999). The Cambridge History of Southeast Asia Volume 1 Part 1 From early times to c. 1500. Cambridge, England, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. pp. 184, 192. ISBN 0-521-66369-5.
- ^ Hall, K. R. (1982). The “Indianization” of Funan: An Economic History of Southeast Asia’s First State. Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, 13(1), 81–106. http://www.jstor.org/stable/20070472
- ^ Sharan, Mahesh Kumar (2003). Studies In Sanskrit Inscriptions Of Ancient Cambodia. Abhinav Publications. p. 32. ISBN 978-81-7017-006-8.