Baladityapura

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Baladityapura
បាលទិត្យវបុរៈ
Baladityapura is located in Cambodia
Baladityapura
Baladityapura
Location in Cambodia
Alternative nameAninditapura
LocationTakéo, Cambodia
RegionSoutheast Asia
Coordinates10°59′42″N 104°58′29″E / 10.99500°N 104.97472°E / 10.99500; 104.97472
History
BuilderBaladitya
Foundedearly 7th century AD
Abandoned802 AD
PeriodsMiddle Ages
Site notes
Conditionrestored and ruined
Public accessYes
Architecture
Architectural stylesAngkor Borei, Phnom Da, and Phnom Chisor

Baladityapura (Khmer: បាលទិត្យវបុរៈ, Thai: พลาทิตยปุระ), also called Aninditapura (Khmer: អនិន្ទិតបុរៈ, Thai: อนินทิตยปุระ), was a city near Vyadhapura, the former capital of Funan Kingdom, on the opposite bank of the Mekong River.

History[edit]

Baladityapura was founded by Baladitya during the reign of King Isanavarman I in the early 7th century CE. After moving from Indrapura or Amarendrapura, King Jayavarman II established new capital, Mahendraparvata on the sacred hill top site of Phnom Kulen. After a century, it was abandoned when King Yasovarman I translocated the capital from Hariharalaya to Yasodharapura.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kenneth T. So. "Preah Khan Reach and The Genealogy of Khmer Kings" (PDF). Cambosastra. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2017.