Baladityapura

Baladityapura, also called Aninditapura, was a city near Vyadhapura, the former capital of Funan Kingdom, on the opposite bank of the Mekong River.

History

Baladityapura was founded by Baladitya during the reign of King Isanavarman I in the early 7th century CE. After moving from Indrapura or Amarendrapura, King Jayavarman II established new capital, Mahendraparvata on the sacred hill top site of Phnom Kulen. After a century, it was abandoned when King Yasovarman I translocated the capital from Hariharalaya to Yasodharapura.
According to Paul Pelliot, Sambhupura was the capital of and Vyadhapura was the capital of , but, according to George Coedès, Baladityapura was the capital of Water Chenla and Wen Tan was Land Chenla.