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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.
The Sambor Prei Kuk historical complex has been identified as Isanapura, the 7th century capital of Chenla. [ 4 ] The main temples at Sambor Prei Kuk are said to have been founded by King Isanavarman I.
Chinese records of the time indicate that Chitrasena was responsible for the conquest of Funan. The Chinese records also indicate that, around this time, the king of Funan was replaced, and that the new king was a 'wicked king' who did not support Buddhism. Bhavavarman belonged to the traditional Shaivite religion of Kamboja. [2]: 65, 67–68
He made many inscriptions, but none of them mentioned his history. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Some suggests that the son of Si Thep king named Bhavavarman mentioned in the Ban Wang Pai Inscription (K. 978) founded in the Phetchabun province of Thailand was probably Bhavavarman II instead of Bhavavarman I (r.580–598) due to the inscription styles that ...
Land Chenla was known to the Chinese as "Po Lou" or "Wen Dan" and dispatched a trade mission to the Tang dynasty court in 717 CE. Water Chenla, would come under repeated attack from Champa, the Mataram sea kingdoms in Indonesia based in Java, and finally pirates. From the instability the Khmer emerged.
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 ...
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]
According to Chinese sources, Funan was eventually conquered and absorbed by its vassal polity Chenla (pinyin: Zhēnlà). Chenla was a Khmer polity, and its inscriptions are in both Sanskrit and in Khmer. The last known ruler of Funan was Rudravarman (留陁跋摩, pinyin: Liútuóbámó) who ruled from 514 up to c. 545 CE.