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The last capital of the Lower Chenla From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
According to inscription on the stele of Sdok Kok Thom, Indrapura (Khmer: ឥន្ទ្របុរៈ) or Amarendrapura (Khmer: អមរិន្ទ្របុរៈ) was the first capital of Jayavarman II reign about 781, before the foundation of Khmer Empire in 802.
ឥន្ទ្របុរៈ | |
Alternative name | Amarendrapura (អមរិន្ទ្របុរៈ) |
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Location | Kampong Cham, Cambodia |
Region | Southeast Asia |
Coordinates | 12.0014°N 105.4485°E |
History | |
Builder | Jayavarman II |
Founded | 781 AD |
Abandoned | late 8th century AD |
Periods | Middle Ages |
Site notes | |
Condition | restored and ruined |
Public access | Yes |
Architecture | |
Architectural styles | Banteay Prei Nokor |
George Coedes and Claude Jacques identified it with Banteay Prei Nokor,[1]: 98 near Kompong Cham,[2] Cambodia, while Michael Vickery assumes it was closer to Kompong Thom.[3] Some scholars have proposed Ak Yum as the center of Amarendrapura. [4]
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