Origins of Funan According to modern scholars drawing primarily on Chinese literary sources, a foreigner named “Huntian” [pinyin: Hùntián] established the Kingdom of Funan around the 1st century CE in the Mekong Delta of southern Vietnam.

When did the Funan Kingdom start?

Funan, ancient state in Cambodia that arose in the 1st century ad and was incorporated into the state of Chenla in the 6th century. Funan (perhaps a Chinese transcription of pnom, “mountain”) was the first important Hinduized kingdom in southeast Asia.

Where are the capitals of chenla?

Chenla ចេនឡា (Khmer)CapitalŚrēṣṭhapūra Bhavapūra Isanapūra ShambhupūraCommon languagesOld Khmer, SanskritReligionHinduism, BuddhismGovernmentAbsolute monarchy