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Southeast Asia has been inhabited since the Neolithic, but the birth of civilization of Angkor was still in the first century AD. At the turn of the millennium, South-East Asia became the center of the commercial trade, which stretched from the Mediterranean to China. Indian and Chinese traders began to arrive in the region in large numbers, exposing indigenous Cambodian effects of their culture. Particular developments were Hindu culture, which actively promoted the Brahman priests. Indian culture, religion (Hinduism and Buddhism), law, political system, science and writing were the mass distribution in the region for several centuries.

Funa and Chenla

Indian states covering large areas in Asia. According to the Chinese chronicles of the third century, one of the main partners of China in trade and distribution of influence in the region were the Indians Funa, which centered in southern Vietnam and Cambodia. Funa prevailed over their smaller neighbors, including over Chenla in northern Cambodia. In the second half of the sixth century Funa began to lose its influence and the western territories, which moved to Chenla and soon conquered the western part of Funai in modern Thailand. Later Chenla went to conquer other territories Funa and talked about the early period of Angkor. Chenla flourished not very long, third and last king of a unified Chenla Ishanavarman built the first temples of Angkor Sambor Prey not far from the modern city of Kompong Thom. When the board Ishanavarmana I, Chenla disintegrated into smaller states. In the mid-seventh century, they briefly managed to reunite the king Dzhayavarmanu II, but they broke up again after his death.