Kingdom of Funan Flourishes
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Civilizations, Cultures
- Subcategories: Kings, Queens, Kingdoms, Monarchy
- Curriculum: Asian History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Southeast Asia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia
- Date: 1st century-c. 627
Article abstract: In the first century c.e. in the Mekong Delta region and the southern coast of Cambodia and Vietnam, the Funan civilization emerged, apparently a predecessor of the eleventh century Angkor, or Khmer, civilization.
Summary of Event
Neolithic peoples of modern Cambodia appear to have come from India, southern China, and elsewhere in Southeast Asia. The first known civilization of this region arose in the first century c.e., formed by a people who probably were from the Khmer branch of the Mon-Khmer people, who had migrated into Southeast...
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