Chenla
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Chenla or Zhenla is the Chinese designation for the vassal of the kingdom of Funan preceding the Khmer Empire that existed from around the late 6th to the early 9th century in Indochina. The name was
A Chenla-era statue of Buddha found at Binh Hoa, Long An
The top of Mount Phu Kao, Laos resembles a lingam
Prasat Boram structure at Sambor Prei Kuk in the ancient capital of Isanapura
Pha That Luang, Vientiane, Laos
Khmer Empire
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The Khmer Empire was an empire in mainland Southeast Asia, centred on hydraulic cities in what is now northern Cambodia. Known as Kambuja by its inhabitants, it grew out of the former civilisation of
Chenla
…Chen-la; Khmer: ចេនឡា, romanized: Chénla, Khmer pronunciation: ) is the Chinese designation for the vassal of the kingdom of Funan preceding the Khmer Empire that existed from around the late 6th to the early 9th century in Indochina. The name was still used in the 13th century by the Chinese envoy Zhou…
Temple of Banteay Srei, built 967 AD
Bakong, one of the earliest temple mountains in Khmer architecture
Banteay Srei, a 10th-century Cambodian temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva
Ta Keo, a state temple built around the year 1000