King Chitrasen and the Establishment of the Kingdom of Chenla in the Ancient Khmer Era

Abstract

         This academic article focused on the study of King Chitrasen’s role in the establishment of the Chenla Kingdom in the ancient Khmer era. It was found that Phanom Dongrak was the oldest-historical source in the era of the Chenla Kingdom: had a role in the core of the establishment of the history of the ancient Khmer to Buddhism in that era. Phanom Dongrak: the mountain stretching the border of Thailand and Cambodia, which was the plateau of the historical source in the ancient Khmer era. During the 6-7 century B.C., King Chitrasen was an important person to build the Kingdom of Chenla. The ancient Khmer era was prosperous in the 11-12 Century B.C. The inscription of King Chitrasen and the artifacts found as the architectural evidence of a religious place signified the generating of the evolution of the kingdom of the ancient Khmer in the Phanom Dongrak areas before the establishment of the center of the Kingdom of Chenla at Phoo temple in Champasak District, Laos including having had a significant role in the succession of Buddhism so far.