Society, Economics, and Politics in Pre-Angkor Cambodia; The 7th-8th Centuries

7th century accepted ancient Angkor appears assumed authority beginning Bhavavarman called Cambodia central Cham chapter Chenla chief Chinese Coedès communities considered context corpus designation discussion donations earlier early established evidence example explanation female field followed foundation Funan further given gloss gods important Indian indicate inscriptions interesting interpretation Iśānavarman Jacques Jayavarman Jenner Khmer king klon kñum Kompong land language later least lineage male means mentioned Mon-Khmer mratāñ noted occurs official original perhaps period personnel persons Phnom political poñ possible pre-Angkor Prei principal probably production question records reference region reign relationship represent respectively rice royal rulers ruling Sanskrit says seems shows slaves society Southeast Asian southern śrī status suggests temple term tion translation varman vraḥ kamratān añ women yajamāna