Varman Dynasty or Khmer Dynasty (Khmer: រាជវង្សវរ្ម័ន; The Rhea vong sa Varaman , Roman: Varman Dynasty of Khmer) The Varman Dynasty or the Khmer Dynasty is a royal family in the Khmer Empire (Khmer: ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា). The Varman Dynasty was established by King Kaundinyavarmandeva (Khmer: កៅណ្ឌិន្យវរ្ម័នទេវ), who married Queen Soma (Khmer: សោមា), who ruled the indigenous kingdom and established her spouse as the king of the Nokor Phnom or Funan kingdom, forming the Varman dynasty.[1]