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The royal families of Chenla intermarry with…

676 CE – 819 CE Sundachina

The royal families of Chenla intermarry with their Funanese counterparts and generally preserve the earlier political, social, and religious institutions of Funan.

In the eighth century CE, however, factional disputes at the Chenla court result in the splitting of the kingdom into rival northern and southern halves.

According to Chinese chronicles, the two parts are known as Land (or Upper) Chenla and Water (or Lower) Chenla.

Land Chenla maintains a relatively stable existence, but Water Chenla undergoes a period of constant turbulence.