A Collection of pre-1900s Maps of Cambodia
Maps from Dutch, English and French cartographers dating back from the 17th century.
Links Publications As in Heaven, so on Earth: The Politics of Viṣṇu, Śiva and Harihara Images in Preangkorian Khmer Civilisation
The shifting importance of deities in pre-Angkorean Cambodia, and its political meaning.
Publications Buddha-Yoga-Siva Hybridity Among The Old Khmer and Siamese
An essay on ascetic arts and Indic influences in ancient Cambodia and Siam.
Books Cambodia from Funan to Chenla, A Thousand Years of Monetary History
While the Angkorian civilization never developed a real monetary system, the kingdoms of Funan and Chenla did use various types...
Publications Chinese Foreign Aromatics Importation from the 2nd century BCE to the 10th century CE
How the appetite for spices, fragrant woods and aromatics drove Chinese traders and travelers from early times.
Books Description du Royaume de Camboge
The Description of Chenla in Chinese sources (in particularly Zhou Daguan) as seen by a French Orientalist
Publications Dix-huit mois de recherches archéologiques au Cambodge | Archaelogical Research, a 18-month campaign in Cambodia
Far from Angkor, an archeological journey through Cambodia that led to many important discoveries in the 1930s
Books Indian Cultural Influence in Cambodia
A reference study on early Cambodia, Angkor civilization and its links to Indian culture.
Publications L’intérêt linguistique des transcriptions chinoises concernant le Cambodge ancien (Fou-nan et Tchen-la) [Linguistic Interest of Chinese Transcriptions Related to Ancient Cambodia]
Novel insights on Funan and Chenla as reflected in Chinese chronicles, by a renowned linguist.
Books Le Royaume de Champa | The Kingdom of Champa
Mainly based on Chinese sources and local inscriptions, the formidable study on the Kingdom of Champa and what it tells...
Books Mémoires concernant les Chinois par les Missionnaires de Pékin, vol. XIV
A sum of early China studies by French Jesuit missionaries, from Tibet to Japan to early Cambodia
Publications Noblemen, Bureaucrats or Strongmen?
Who were the "vassal kings" or "governors" in Cambodia's pre-Angkorian times?
Publications North-Western Cambodia in the Seventh Century
Reconstructing the geographical and political entities in the "Chenla of the Land" and "Chenla of the Water" areas during pre-Angkorean...
Publications Northeast Thailand before Angkor
Evidence from an archaeological excavation at the Prasat Hin Phimai in the 2000s.
Publications On Zhou Daguan's Customs of Cambodia
Foreword of Paul Pelliot's translation of the 13th century account on Angkor by Chinese diplomat Zhou Daguan.
Publications Quelques précisions sur la fin du Fou-Nan / A Few Clarifications on Funan Collapse
The end years of Funan revisited by eminent Sanskritist George Coedes.
Books Relations de voyages et textes géographiques arabes, persans et turks
The "Island of Khmer" in the accounts of Arab travelers through the centuries.
Links Southeast Asian Kingdoms
A stimulating travel blog looking for ancient kingdoms behind the facade of modernity.
Publications Survey of the Southern Provinces of Cambodia in the Pre-Angkor Era
South of Phnom Penh, archaelogical research have contributed to a better understanding of the Funan and Chenla periods.
Publications The Origins of the Civilization of Angkor
How a constellation of tribes and linguistic systems derivating from Bronze and Iron Ages led to the Angkor civilization.
Publications The Reign of Suryavarman I and Royal Factionalism at Angkor
Usurper or legitimate continuator of the Indravarman dynasty in the 11th century? The case for Suryavarman I.
Books Ying-yai Sheng-lan 瀛涯勝覽 | 'The Overall Survey of the Ocean's Shores'
The reference travelogue of Ma Huan, interperter and translator with Zheng He's flotilla: how China saw the world in the...
Books 真腊风土记 (The Land and Social Conditions of Chenla)
吴哥数据库的最新收录书籍，周达观于1296年所记录的吴哥见闻《真腊风土记》：1/原本的复印本 2/2016年新版的由中国考古学家夏鼐于1981年所著的真腊风土记校注
Books 真腊风土记 (The Land and Social Conditions of Chenla), Annotated by Xia Nai
吴哥数据库的最新收录书籍，周达观于1296年所记录的吴哥见闻《真腊风土记》：1/原本的复印本 2/2016年新版的由中国考古学家夏鼐于1981年所著的真腊风土记校注