Vyadhapura


Vyadhapura was an ancient city of the Funan civilization, likely in what is now Ba Phnum District in the province of Prey Veng, Cambodia.

History

Vyadhapura, the city of the hunter king, named in honour of Hun P'an-huang. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Funan early in its history, located near the Funan's sacred mountain of Ba Phnom. Chinese reports indicated that it was about 193.12 km or 120 miles from the sea.
According to Paul Pelliot, Sambhupura was the capital of Land Chenla and Vyadhapura was the capital of, but, according to George Coedès, Baladityapura was the capital of Water Chenla and Wen Tan was Land Chenla.