Queen Soma

Soma
1st Monarch of Cambodia
Queen of Funan
Reign1st century CE
Coronation68 CE
PredecessorInaugural holder
SuccessorKaundinya I
BornFunan
SpouseKaundinya I
HouseKaundinya
Religion

Soma (Khmer: សោមា, ALA-LC: Somā)[1][2] was the ruler of the Kingdom of Funan and widely claimed as the first monarch of Cambodia (reigned c. 1st century).[3] She was also the first female leader of Cambodia.[4] Her consort was Kaundinya I (also known as "Huntien" and "Preah Thong"). She is known as Soma (Sanskrit), Liǔyè (Chinese: 柳葉), Liễu Diệp (Vietnamese: 柳葉) and Neang Neak (Khmer: នាងនាគ, UNGEGN: Néang Néak; lit.'Dragon Woman').[5]

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  2. ^ "SEAlang Dictionary". www.sealang.net. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  3. ^ "The women who made Cambodia". The Phnom Penh Post. 19 May 2010.
  4. ^ "C. 87 Stela from Mỹ Sơn B6". Corpus of the Inscriptions of Campā.
  5. ^ Pelliot, Paul (1903). "Le Fou-nan". Bulletin de l'École française d'Extrême-Orient (in French). 3: 248–303. doi:10.3406/befeo.1903.1216. Retrieved 12 April 2021.