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Vyadhapura (,
Sanskrit Sanskrit (; stem form ; nominal singular , ,) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in northwest South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cultural ...
: व्याधपूर ''Vyādhapūra'') was an ancient city of the
Funan Funan (; , ; , Chữ Hán: ; ) was the name given by Chinese cartographers, geographers and writers to an ancient Khmer-Mon Indianized state—or, rather a loose network of states ''( Mandala)''—located in Mainland Southeast Asia covering ...
civilization, likely in what is now
Ba Phnum District Ba Phnum (, ), sometime spelled as Ba Phnom, is a district located in Prey Veng Province, in south eastern Cambodia. The hills surrounding the town are the highest elevation points in Prey Veng province. In Khmer, ''Ba'' means "ancestor" and ''Ph ...
in the province of Prey Veng,
Cambodia Cambodia, officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. It is bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the north, and Vietnam to the east, and has a coastline ...
.


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 Funan (; , ; , Chữ Hán: ; ) was the name given by Chinese cartography, Chinese cartographers, geographers and writers to an ancient Khmer-Mon Greater India#Indianized kingdoms of South East Asia, Indianized state—or, rather a loose netwo ...
early in its history, located near the Funan's sacred mountain of Ba Phnom. Chinese reports indicated that it was about 193.12 km or 120 miles from the sea. According to
Paul Pelliot Paul Eugène Pelliot (28 May 187826 October 1945) was a French sinologist and Orientalist best known for his explorations of Central Asia and the Silk Road regions, and for his acquisition of many important Tibetan Empire-era manuscripts and ...
, Vyadhapura was the capital of ( Lower Chenla).


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Baladityapura Angkorian sites in Takéo province Former populated places in Cambodia Funan Ancient cities