Chenla


C. 550 Chenla, a vassal state of Funan, acquired her independence from the latter. In the further course of the 6th century, Chenla conquered Funan in present-day Cambodia. By conquest, Chenla extended over all of modern Cambodia, the Mekong Delta, southern Thailand and parts of Laos.
In 613 the capital was established at ISANAPURA. The religion was HINDUISM.
In 706 Chenla split in two - Land Chenla (Upper Chenla, centered on CHAMPASSAK (modern Laos)) and Water Chenla (Lower Chenla). In 715 and following, both kingdoms split up further. Water Chenla, the latter, subject to Malay pirate raids, became a vassal of the Javanese Salandra Dynasty. In 802, the king of Water Chenla was killed; the kingdom disintegrated; a former vassal established the KHMER EMPIRE on the ruins of Water Chenla.





EXTERNAL
FILES 		Southeast Asian Art and Architecture - Early History, from Infoplease
Library of Congress, Country Studies : Cambodia, has a chapter on Chenla
History of Cambodia : Chenla, from Cambodia Travel
Chenla, from Asia for Visitors
Chenla, from Siam Infocenter (German language text, illustrated)
Formation des etas pre-coloniaux, from Les Origines, has names of individual Chenla kings
History of Khmer Krom People in Vietnam, from Go Cambodia
DOCUMENTS
REFERENCE


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First posted on May 24th 2002, last revised on November 3rd 2004

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