Phnom Penh History

HISTORY PERIOD1-: 1372-1432: 60 YEARS

BIRTH OF PHNOM DAUN PENH
1-GRANDMA PENH
Grandma Penh or Daun Penh was wealthy widow. Settled on a high land at the west bank of Chrap Chheam River (Now: Sap River next to Chaktomuk).
At a vast flood season, there were many Koki trees floating to stuck at Daun Penh high land and in the hole of a big Koki, there were four bronze and one stone Buddha statues.
1372 Daun Penh has ordered people to pile up earth at northeast her house and used those Koki trunks to build up a temple on that hill for keeping the five Buddha statues, then named the temple Wat Phnom Daun Penh (Now: Wat Phnom)
Build another hut at northeast of the temple for keeping Preah Chao guardian spirit.
The name of Phnom Daun Penh became Phnom Penh, name of the capital city of Khmer in present time.

HISTORY PERIOD II: 1432-1505: 73 YEARS

CONSTRUCTION OF CHAKTOMUK CITY. Read more...........