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Sambhupura

Sambhupura was a city of ancient Cambodia on the Mekong, at or near present-day Sambor in Kratié Province. Known from Khmer inscriptions, it was the seat of a local dynasty in the 8th century, after Chenla had broken up into rival principalities, and it remained a religious centre in the Angkorian period.

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Water Chenla

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Sambhupura. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sambhupura
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The Epoch Institute. “Sambhupura.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sambhupura.
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