Indrapura (Khmer)
ឥន្ទ្របុរៈ | |
  Indrapura Location in Cambodia | |
| Alternative name | Amarendrapura (អមរិន្ទ្របុរៈ) |
|---|---|
| Location | Kampong Cham, Cambodia |
| Region | Southeast Asia |
| Coordinates | 12°00′05″N 105°26′55″E / 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 |
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.
Location
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]
Footnotes
- ^ Coedès, George (1968). Walter F. Vella (ed.). The Indianized States of Southeast Asia. trans.Susan Brown Cowing. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-0368-1.
- ^ Higham 1989, p.324ff
- ^ Vickery, Michael (July 2001). "Resolving the Chronology and History of 9th century Cambodia" (PDF). Center for Khmer Studies - Siksacakr No 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
- ^ Anello, Barbara (2020). "Photographs of Khmer Sites and Monuments". JSTOR.
References
- Higham, Charles (1989). The archaeology of Mainland Southeast Asia. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-27525-3.