Udong
Udong ( Khmer : ឧដុង្គ ) (alternative spellings: Oudong or Odong ) is a city in Cambodia . It is located in the northwestern part of Kampong Speu Province , about 25 kilometers northwest of the capital Phnom Penh . It is connected to this via national road 5 .
From the early 17th century until 1866, this was the capital of Cambodia. During this phase, the country was mostly subordinate to its more powerful neighbors Vietnam and Siam and had to pay tribute to one or the other, sometimes even to both . There have been a number of wars in which Cambodian aristocrats fought for power and the throne or the two tributary powers fought for supremacy. Some authors describe this period as the "dark age" of Cambodian history. Then King Norodom I gave up Udong and moved the residence to Phnom Penh . Cambodia became a French protectorate during this period . What remains is a monumental necropolis of the former kings of Cambodia with numerous stupas and shrines.
etymology
The name of the city comes from Sanskrit , the word uttuṅga ( उत्तुङ्ग ) means "the highest".
Individual evidence
- ↑ Helen Jarvis: Cambodia. Clio Press, 1997, pp. Xxii.
- ↑ Martin H. Petrich: Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. Temples, monasteries and pagodas in the countries on the Mekong. DuMont, 2004, pp. 280-281.
