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CAMBODIAN (KHMER )Queen SOMA ( Naga Queen ) or In Khmer ( Neang Neak ) Sunday, September 22, 2024
CAMBODIAN (KHMER )Queen SOMA ( Naga Queen ) or In Khmer ( Neang Neak ) 🇰🇭 🐉🐉🐉🐉
Soma (Khmer: នាង នាគី សោមា, Somā) was the ruler of the Kingdom of Funun. Soma or Neang Neak (Khmer) was commonly regarded as Cambodia’s first monarch (reigned c. 1st century). She was also Cambodia’s first female leader. She was the spouse of Kaundinya I (also known “Preah Thong”).
In Khmer history, Queen Soma and her husband, King Kaundinya I, are known as “Preah Thong (Kaundinya) and Neang Neak (Soma).”
According to Khmer folklore, Preah Thong (also known as Kaundinya I or Y Da) and Neang Neak (Queen Soma or Y Ga) founded the pre-Angkorian state of Funan. The statue depicts their journey to meet their parents at the Naga palace in the depths of the ocean, known as Than Phu Chong Neak, which represents the origin of Cambodia’s land, culture, and customs.
The story of Preah Thong and Neang Neak has been passed down through generations, and their union has greatly influenced Khmer wedding customs. Chinese envoys Kang Tai and Zhu Ying reported that an Indian named Kaundinya established the state of Funan after receiving a magic bow in a dream. With this bow, he defeated the Naga princess Soma, the daughter of the Naga king, and later married her. Their lineage became the royal dynasty of Funan, and Kaundinya built a capital called Vyadhapura. The kingdom also came to be known as Kambojadeśa.
The Preah Thong and Neang Neak statue is the third notable statue in Preah Sihanouk province, joining the Preah Uma-Mahesor statue in Ream commune and the three-faced Siharaj statue in front of Angkor Brewery in Sihanoukville’s commune I.
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@photo : Somnae.
#Mélia Constantin
