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{{short description|An ancient city of the Funan civilization}}
{{short description|Ancient city of the Funan civilization}}
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'''Vyadhapura''' ({{lang-km|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 Province|Prey Veng]], [[Cambodia]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Hall|first=D.G.E.|title=A History of South-East Asia, Fourth Edition|year=1981|publisher=Macmillan Education Ltd.|location=Hong Kong|isbn=0-333-24163-0|pages=25}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Tarling|first=Nicholas|title=The Cambridge History of Southeast Asia Volume 1 Part 1 From early times to c. 1500|year=1999|publisher=Cambridge University Press|location=Cambridge, England, United Kingdom|isbn=0-521-66369-5|pages=184, 192}}</ref> It was capital of the [[Kingdom of Funan]] early in its history. Chinese reports indicated that it was about 120 miles from the sea.
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'''Vyadhapura''' ({{lang-km|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 Province|Prey Veng]], [[Cambodia]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Hall|first=D.G.E.|title=A History of South-East Asia, Fourth Edition|year=1981|publisher=Macmillan Education Ltd.|location=Hong Kong|isbn=0-333-24163-0|pages=25}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Tarling|first=Nicholas|title=The Cambridge History of Southeast Asia Volume 1 Part 1 From early times to c. 1500|year=1999|publisher=Cambridge University Press|location=Cambridge, England, United Kingdom|isbn=0-521-66369-5|pages=184, 192}}</ref>

== History ==
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.<ref>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</ref> 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 {{ill|Water Chenla|km|ចេនឡាទឹកលិច}} ([[Lower Chenla]]).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sharan |first=Mahesh Kumar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8B886QamMBMC&pg=RA4-PA32 |title=Studies In Sanskrit Inscriptions Of Ancient Cambodia |publisher=Abhinav Publications |year=2003 |isbn=978-81-7017-006-8 |pages=32|language=en}}</ref>


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[[Category:Angkorian sites in Takéo province]]
[[Category:Former populated places in Cambodia]]
[[Category:Funan]]
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[[Category:Ancient cities]]
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[[Category:History of Cambodia]]

Latest revision as of 21:23, 26 June 2024

Vyadhapura
វ្យាធបុរៈ
Vyadhapura is located in Cambodia
Vyadhapura
Vyadhapura
Location in Cambodia
StandortBa Phnum District, Prey Veng
RegionSoutheast Asia
Coordinates11°15′23″N 105°24′04″E / 11.256299°N 105.401051°E / 11.256299; 105.401051
History
BuilderHun P'an-huang
Gegründetlate 2nd century AD
Abandoned618 AD
PeriodsMiddle Ages
Site notes
Conditionrestored and ruined
Public accessYes
Architecture
Architectural stylesAngkor Borei, Phnom Da, and Phnom Chisor

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]

History

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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 [km] (Lower Chenla).[4]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ Sharan, Mahesh Kumar (2003). Studies In Sanskrit Inscriptions Of Ancient Cambodia. Abhinav Publications. p. 32. ISBN 978-81-7017-006-8.