Kaundinya I

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Kaundinya I (Sanskrit: Kauṇḍinya ; Khmer: កៅណ្ឌិន្យ), Kaundanya in Odia (କୌଣ୍ଡନ୍ୟ), also known as Preah Thong (Khmer: ព្រះថោង), was a legendary founding monarch of Funan (c. 1st century) in modern-day Cambodia, in mainland Southeast Asia, which was centered on the Mekong Delta. Said to be a Brahmin from east, he was the consort of Soma, Queen of Funan, also known as Neang Neak in Khmer. The later kings of Khmer Empire claimed descent from them as well as from Kambu Swayambhuva. They co-founded the kingdom of Funan with its capital located at Vyādhapura. Funan is generally considered as the earliest known kingdom in Southeast Asia.

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