Vyadhapura (, Sanskrit: व्याधपूर Vyādhapūra) 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.Hall, K. R. (1982). The “Indianization” of Funan: An Economic History of Southeast Asia’s First State. Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, 13(1), 81–106. http://www.jstor.org/stable/20070472 Chinese reports indicated that it was about 193.12 km or 120 miles from the sea.
According to Paul Pelliot, Sambhupura (Isanapura) was the capital of Land Chenla (Upper Chenla) and Vyadhapura was the capital of (Lower Chenla), but, according to George Coedès, Baladityapura (Aninditapura) was the capital of Water Chenla and Wen Tan (Wen Dan) was Land Chenla.
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