Soma (, ALA-LC: Somā) was the queen of Funan who is widely viewed as the first monarch of Cambodia (reigned c. 1st century CE). She was also the first female leader of Cambodia. Her consort was Kaundinya I (also known as "Huntien" and "Preah Thong"). She is known as Soma (Sanskrit), Liǔyè (), Liễu Diệp () and Neang Neak (, UNGEGN: Néang Néak; ).
Accounts Queen Soma and her husband, Kaundinya I, are known in Khmer legend as Preah Thong and Neang Neak.
According to reports by two Chinese envoys, Kang Tai and Zhu Ying, the state of Funan was established by a traveller from east named Kaundinya. According to the Chinese history text Book of Liang, the people of Funan made a woman, named Liǔyè (柳葉), their monarch, and then she surrendered to a foreign man named Hùntián (混塡) and was married to him.Book of Liang, vol. 54; "扶南國俗本裸體，文身被髮，不制衣裳。以女人爲王，號曰柳葉。年少壯健，有似男子。其南有徼國，有事鬼神者字混填，夢神賜之弓，乘賈人舶入海。混填晨起卽詣廟，於神樹下得弓，便依夢乘船入海，遂入扶南外邑。柳葉人衆見舶至，欲取之，混填卽張弓射其舶，穿度一面，矢及侍者，柳葉大懼，舉衆降混填。混填乃教柳葉穿布貫頭，形不復露，遂治其國，納柳葉爲妻，生子分王七邑。其後王混盤況以詐力間諸邑，令相疑阻，因舉兵攻幷之，乃遣子孫中分治諸邑，號曰小王。"
As per the legends, a Brahmin from east, named Kaundinya, arrived in Funan, ruled by Soma, daughter of the chieftain of the local Nāga clan. After a battle in which Kaundinya prevailed, princess Soma was impressed by his bravery and proposed marriage which was accepted. The union led to the foundation of the House that became the royal dynasty of Funan which would rule the region for many generations and the royal legitimacy was also acquired through the female line in the kingdom. This also explains the reason why the serpent (Nāga) became an important part of Khmer iconography as is seen a thousand years later when this historic mystical union remained an important part of the court ceremonies at Angkor during the era of the Khmer Empire.
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