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.