Prey Nokor

E41497

Prey Nokor was a historic Khmer port city that later developed into the Vietnamese metropolis now known as Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon).

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Khmer settlement
former port city
historic city
associatedWithEvent southward expansion of Đại Việt (Nam tiến)
connectedTo South China Sea via river systems
conqueredBy Vietnamese forces
developedInto Ho Chi Minh City
linked to: Saigon

Saigon
formerNameOf Ho Chi Minh City
linked to: Saigon

Saigon
hasHistoricalRole major Khmer seaport
trading hub
historicalLanguageContext Khmer language
linked to: Khmer
locatedIn Khmer Empire
Lower Mekong region
linked to: Mekong Delta
locatedInPresentDay Ho Chi Minh City
linked to: Saigon

Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam
partOf Mekong Delta region
linked to: Mekong Delta
preColonialStatus Khmer-controlled urban center
presentIn Cambodian historical memory
Khmer historiography
regionType coastal trading area
situatedNear Dong Nai River
Saigon River
successorSettlement Gia Định
Ho Chi Minh City
linked to: Saigon

Saigon
timePeriod before Vietnamese expansion into the Mekong Delta
usedByEthnicGroup Cambodian people
linked to: Khmer

Khmer people
linked to: Khmer

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Saigon formerName Prey Nokor