Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Queen Soma. Soma ( Khmer: នាង នាគី សោមា, Somā) [1] [2] was the ruler of the Kingdom of Funan and widely claimed as the first monarch of Cambodia (reigned c. 1st century). [3] She was also the first female leader of Cambodia. [4] Her consort was Kaundinya I (also known as "Huntien" and "Preah Thong"). She is known as Soma ...
Preah Khan (Khmer: ប្រាសាទព្រះខ័ន; "Royal Sword") is a temple at Angkor, Cambodia, built in the 12th century for King Jayavarman VII to ...
Preah Thong [4] ( Kaundinya I / Y Da) and Neang Neakii [5] ( Queen Soma / Y Ga) are symbolic personas in Khmer culture. They are thought to have founded the pre-Angkorian state of Funan. Much of Khmer wedding customs can be traced back to the marriage of Preah Thong and Neang Neakii. According to reports by two Chinese envoys, Kang Tai and Zhu ...
Preah Ko Preah Keo. Preah Ko Preah Keo ( Khmer: ព្រះគោ ព្រះកែវ, Preăh Koŭ Preăh Kêv; "Sacred Ox and Sacred Gem") is a famous Cambodian legend about two brothers who were born in Cambodia. The older brother was an ox named Preah Ko and the younger was a man named Preah Keo.
Khleang Moeung. Ta Pech, Khleang Moeung or Sena Moeung, or Ghlāṃṅ Mīoeṅ is a mythical-historical sixteenth century military leader in, and a guardian spirit neak ta whose field of action extends to the entire west of Tonle Sap Lake .
Khmer nobility. The Khmer nobility is a social class comprising titled officials in the service of the monarchy. They form part of a hierarchical social system which developed from the time of the Angkorian Empire. While all titles were abolished by Pol Pot under the Democratic Kampuchea, they were restored and have multiplied since the ...
Outside of the temple. Krol Ko (Khmer: ប្រាសាទក្រោលគោ) at Angkor, Cambodia, is a Buddhist temple built at the end of the 12th century ...
Oknha: the royal envoy of the Khmer Empire. In premodern times, Oknha were envoys appointed by the king, who were expected to perform a wide variety of duties, take elaborate oaths of loyalty, and present the monarch with regular gifts. Oknha was one of the noble titles, above Preah ( ព្រះ [prĕəh]) and below Neak Oknha ...