Funan polity in southern Vietnam (1st–6th centuries CE)

1. Funan emerges in the lower Mekong region

   Jan 1, 50Labels: Funan, Lower Mekong

   • Britannica
   • Pers e BEFEO

2. Óc Eo develops as a major port-city complex

   Jan 1, 200Labels: c Eo, Port complex

   • UNESCO Tentative
   • Pers e BEFEO

3. Kaundinya–Soma origin story recorded in Chinese accounts

   Jan 1, 245Labels: Kaundinya, Soma

   • Britannica
   • Vickery ResearchGate

4. Funan begins tribute and diplomacy with China

   Jan 1, 300Labels: Funan, China relations

   • Britannica
   • EBSCO

5. Canal networks connect Óc Eo to inland centers

   Jan 1, 300Labels: Canal network, Mekong Delta

   • UNESCO Tentative
   • c Eo Wikipedia

6. Indian religious and political ideas take root

   Jan 1, 350Labels: Indianization, Religious exchange

   • Britannica
   • UNESCO Tentative

7. Angkor Borei area recognized as an early political center

   Jan 1, 500Labels: Angkor Borei, Phnom Da

   • UNESCO Angkor Borei
   • UNESCO Tentative

8. Rudravarman reign marks late Funan diplomacy

   Jan 1, 514Labels: Rudravarman, Funan

   • Rudravarman
   • Britannica

9. Chenla grows from Funan’s interior and breaks away

   Jan 1, 550Labels: Chenla, Interior polity

   • Chenla
   • Britannica

10. Funan absorbed into Chenla’s expanding realm

    Jan 1, 600Labels: Chenla, Funan

    • Britannica
    • Chenla

11. Isanavarman I’s embassies show Chenla’s new order

    Jan 1, 616Labels: Isanavarman I, Chenla

    • Chenla
    • Britannica

12. Óc Eo excavations launch modern Funan scholarship

    Feb 10, 1942Labels: Louis Malleret, c Eo

    • c Eo Wikipedia
    • NLA Catalog

13. Oc Eo–Ba Thê nominated toward World Heritage recognition

    Jan 30, 2026Labels: c Eo, UNESCO nomination

    • UNESCO Tentative
    • An Giang Portal