
Penh ( ), commonly referred to as Daun Penh ( ; meaning "Grandmother Penh" or "Old Lady Penh") or Lady Penh, was a wealthy woman who is credited as having founded
Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Cambodia, most populous city of Cambodia. It has been the national capital since 1865 and has grown to become the nation's primate city and its political, economic, industr ...
, the capital of Cambodia, in 1372 AD.
Legacy
Her statue can be seen near
Wat Phnom
Wat Phnom (, Romanization of Khmer#UNGEGN, UNGEGN: , Romanization of Khmer#ALA-LC Romanization Tables, ALA-LC: ; "Mountain Pagoda") is a Buddhist temple (wat) in Doun Penh section, Doun Penh, Phnom Penh. The site features a pagoda, a stupa symbo ...
.
References
14th-century Buddhists
Cambodian Buddhists
Cambodian women
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