Funan
Proper noun
Meaning
Funan
(historical) An ancient pre-Angkor Indianized kingdom located around the Mekong Delta.
Examples
Civilizations soon arose in Persia (beginning with Elam ) and later in Southeast Asia (beginning with Funan ).
Cambodia was first influenced by Hinduism during the beginning of the Funan kingdom.
Funan was started around the 1st century CE and replaced by Chenla that existed in the 6th to 8th centuries.
It was closely tied to Funan in Cambodia, which also ruled part of northern Malaysia until the 6th century.
Just like Funan, benefited from the lucrative trading between China, Southeast Asia and India.
Similar to other regions in Southeast Asia, Thailand was heavily influenced by the culture and religions of India, starting with the Kingdom of Funan around the first century until the Khmer Empire.