Indrapura (Khmer)
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According to inscription on the stele of Sdok Kok Thom
, Indrapura was the first capital of Jayavarman II
reign about 781, before the foundation of Khmer Empire
in 802.
George Coedes
and Claude Jacques identified it with Banteay Prei Nokor
, near Kompong Cham, Cambodia
, while Michael Vickery assumes it was closer to Kompong Thom.
Sdok Kok Thom
Sdok Kok Thom , or Sdok Kak Thom, is an 11th Century Khmer temple in present-day Thailand, located about 34 kilometers northeast of the Thai border town of Aranyaprathet. The temple was dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva...
, Indrapura was the first capital of Jayavarman II
Jayavarman II
Jayavarman II was a 9th century king of Cambodia, widely recognized as the founder of the Khmer Empire, which ruled much of the Southeast Asian mainland for more than six hundred years. Historians formerly dated his reign as running from 802 AD to 850 AD, but some scholars now have set it back to...
reign about 781, before the foundation of Khmer Empire
Khmer Empire
The Khmer Empire was one of the most powerful empires in Southeast Asia. The empire, which grew out of the former kingdom of Chenla, at times ruled over and/or vassalized parts of modern-day Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Burma, and Malaysia. Its greatest legacy is Angkor, the site of the capital city...
in 802.
George Coedes
George Coedès
Georges Cœdès was a 20th century scholar of southeast Asian archaeology and history. Coedès was born in Paris to a family of supposed Hungarian-Jewish emigres. In fact, the family was known as having settled in the region of Strasbourg before 1740. His ancestors were working for the royal Treasury...
and Claude Jacques identified it with Banteay Prei Nokor
Banteay Prei Nokor
The ancient temple complex of Banteay Prei Nokor is located to the Southeast of Kompong Cham, Cambodia.- History :The temple complex of Banteay Prey Nokor is especially known by the temple of Wat Nokor located in Khum of Kompong Siem, at a distance of 1200 meters from the town of Kompong Cham...
, near Kompong Cham, Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
, while Michael Vickery assumes it was closer to Kompong Thom.