Chenla
Ancient kingdom located in Indochina / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chenla or Zhenla (simplified Chinese: 真腊; traditional Chinese: 真臘; pinyin: Zhēnlà; Wade–Giles: Chen-la; Khmer: ចេនឡា, Chénla [ceːnlaː]; Vietnamese: Chân Lạp) is the Chinese designation for the successor polity of the kingdom of Funan preceding the Khmer Empire that existed from around the late sixth to the early ninth century in Indochina. The name was still used in the 13th century by the Chinese envoy Zhou Daguan, author of The Customs of Cambodia.[1] It appears on the Mao Kun map. However, modern historiography applies the name exclusively to the period from the late 6th to the early ninth century.[1] This period of Cambodian history is known by historians as the Pre-Angkor period.[2] It is doubted whether Chenla ever existed as a unitary kingdom, or if this is a misconception by Chinese chroniclers. Most modern historians assert that "Chenla" was in fact just a series of loose and temporary confederations of principalities in the pre-Angkor period.[3][4]
Chenla | |||||||||
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550–802 | |||||||||
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Common languages | Khmer, Sanskrit | ||||||||
Religion | Hinduism, Buddhism | ||||||||
Government | Absolute monarchy | ||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Vassal state of Funan | 550 | ||||||||
• Embassy to China | 616/617 | ||||||||
• Independence | 627 | ||||||||
• Separation of Water-Land | c. 707 | ||||||||
802 | |||||||||
Currency | Native coins | ||||||||
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Today part of | Laos Thailand Vietnam Cambodia |