The Chenla era was the name of an empire that existed after the fall of the Funan Empire. Later, Chenla was divided into two divisions: the northern Chenla, the mainland and the southern Chenla.
Chenla is one of the hill kingdoms located in the central plains of the Mekong River in present-day Bassac, Laos. The capital was Bhavahara, who reigned in Chenla as the royal lineage. Beginning in the 3rd century, the Funan Empire allied itself with Champa. But by the 5th century, the empire had rejected the alliance and stopped helping Champa to conquer China. The event comes after trade ties brought to China an ivory jewelry bowl.
Demographics and social status
The growth of the ethnic Khmer people of that time was not large enough to be the main cause of internal divisions. Moreover, the economic features of the country and the political evolution of the country depend on farmland. The Mekong River Plains are full of pools. Thus, in the kingdom of Phnom Penh, small plots of land required continuous cultivation by the coercive force of peasant slaves. The farmland belongs to the state and the dam and drainage system are built and run by the government.
Chenla is very prosperous economically. The Empire suffered natural disasters and economic decline. This was a great opportunity for the Chenla dynasty to conquer the Funan. King Chenla, Bhavavarman and his cousin Cousins attacked the kingdom around AD. 550. The Funan Empire also fell into the hands of the royal family in Chenla, Bhavavarman I, and the Funanese kingdom became known as Cambodia. In the 8th century between 706, Cambodia was divided into two mainland Chenla, which are rich in mountains and valleys, and inundated lagoons with lakes and beaches.
The internal divisions between the two Chenla paved the way for the invading Javanese during the time of the Chaldean dynasty and brought the people, officials and dynasties to Java.
Famous kings of the Chenla era
* Bhavavarman I (550 - 600) changed the name of Funan to Cambodia.
King Hinavarman (600-615) allied to Champa.
* Isanavarman I (615 - 635) devoted his attention to irrigation, the construction of Banan Kor and the capital of Isanapura.
Jayavarman I (657 - 681) made contact with China. After his death, his daughter, Chey Devi, became king. The power of the King at that time weakened, causing confusion among the people, leading to political instability, splitting the country in two (706 AD).
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