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Chenla or Zhenla (Chinese: 真臘; pinyin: Zhēnlà; Wade–Giles: Chen-la; Khmer: ចេនឡា, romanized: Chénla, Khmer pronunciation:; Vietnamese: Chân Lạp) is the Chinese designation for the vassal of the kingdom of Funan [1] preceding the Khmer Empire that existed from around the late 6th to the early 9th century in Indochina.
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 193.12 km or 120 miles from the sea. According to Paul Pelliot, Vyadhapura was the capital of Water Chenla (Lower Chenla). [4]
The history of Cambodia, a country in mainland Southeast Asia, begins with the earliest evidence of habitation around 5000 BCE. [1] [2] Detailed records of a political structure on the territory of what is now Cambodia first appear in Chinese annals in reference to Funan, a polity that encompassed the southernmost part of the Indochinese peninsula during the 1st to 6th centuries.
Zhou Daquan was not the first Chinese to enter the kingdom but made the most detailed record of the lives of the Angkorians known as Zhenla Feng Tuji (Chenla Tradition Record). This record is an important record about Angkor and the Khmer Empire.
Isanapura (Khmer: ឦសានបុរៈ), also known as Sambhupura (Khmer: សម្ភុបុរៈ) or Sambor of St'ung Sen, [1] was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Chenla. It is located in what is now Kampong Thom Province in Cambodia. The city was founded in about 618 at Leek Sambor Kuk by King Isanavarman I. [2]
Mahendravarman was a king of the kingdom of Chenla, modern day Cambodia, during the 6th century.Chenla was the direct predecessor of the Khmer empire.Citrasena was a ...
[1]: 69 [2]: 294 The name Isanavarman was derived from the word Siva. King Isanavarman was also called Protégé of the Master Siva. [3] After Mahendravarman's death, Isanavarman took Isanapura as his capital. The Sambor Prei Kuk historical complex has been identified as Isanapura, the 7th century capital of Chenla. [4]
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