Khmer Woman From Kampong Cham Province in the Past
Royal of Angkor Khmer Kambujadesa Empire (Cambodia at the peak in history)
Khmer people is surely the main citizen of Funan, Chenla and Kambujadesa to present Cambodia. There will not be any other ethnics to lead this kingdom other than Khmer. Some Chinese chronicles stated that Funan was already powerful at least 3 century B.C. before the coming of Brahmanism man came to marry their princess. Funan was known as the first strong kingdom in the mainland Southeast Asia before any other kingdoms and the land area cover most of Cambodia, South Cambodia (South Vietnam), part of Laos, Thailand and south of Myanmar (Mon state); anyway in these land area there were city state of Mon and Lawa which is the subordinate kingdom under Funan Khmer Kingdom's control.
Khmer people in Funan Kingdom are black skin with curly hairs. They were already the civilized society in their own way through the international trade connection to Persia, Roman, Jin (China), Java and India. There were the exchange of products from Funan to the world such as rice, salt, fish, grocery, gold, jade, pearl, medicine plant and more; the import were also from the world such as the perfume, cloth, weapons, fruit, kitchenware and so on. The ancient Khmer people were studious, hard-working trustful and friendly. They developed their kingdom to be so strong as the main power in the mainland Southeast Asia. Khmer people traded by river and sea to the world; O Ceo (O Keo) port was one the famous international port in the past to Roman world. Khmer prince or princess usually got married to nearby kingdoms such as Java or ancient Kamboja India to build the strong connection, cultural exchange, education and trade.
Khmer could build the stone temple under the influence from Kamboja India and Hinduism. Most Brahmans learnt from the ancient Kurukhsetra and Mahabharata to assist the Khmer King for various affairs. Khmer people also developed the loan alphabet from the ancient Kamboja India to be Kambujaksor (Khmer Kambuja script) uniquely from other states. Khmer kings were open to the world and strategically lead the kingdom until becoming one of the strong empire of the region to defeat many neighboring states bordering to Burma and China in the north and Malay Java in the south.
Khmer king also used various tribes as the extra workers for the empire that he caught from the defeating war with neighboring kingdom and mountain tribes such as Raman (Mon), Cham, Tai (Siam), Lawa, Java, Bunong and Khmu. Khmer king aleady sent the empire tribute embassy to Jin (China) and more to strengthen the bilateral relationship with other giant empires. Through the international trade, Khmer people were well-known in contact with many international traders in the ancient time.
Khmer people loves their motherland so much and devoted to expand the empire as large as the map during the Jayavarma VII reign. However, the empire decline made Khmer people to slowly under developed due to the long time of the subsequent war after the decline and attack from Siam and Viet Rebellion. Siam people tried to claim as the descendent of the Khmer empire, but reject Khmer people. They promoted the word Khom people to delete Khmer people from their own long time history. Luckily, Khmer people are knowledgeable and gain more study in the various languages to defense their real status of the Khmer Kambujadesa Empire to avoid the Siam claiming on the Khmer culture they adopted.
Khmer people really don't like Siam (today Thailand) in term of history as this ethnic are lying their own people about the real Khmer history; Khmer, born in Thailand, got misinformation about their ancestors and history that they started to go against their previous nation of Khmer Empire and believe in the fake Khom History. Khmer Cambodia and Khmer South Cambodia (Today south Vietnam) have never been like Khmer in Thailand; all love Khmer culture, literature and identity. They believe in Cambodia to bring the better future for Khmer nation again. Khmer people will protect everything from Khmer Empire, especially culture and identity not to let Siam people stole whatever our ancestor granted us.
"Don't Thai to me!" is the last word for Thai nations and "We are Khmer and the independent Khmer nation of Cambodia and Khmer in South Cambodia (currently under Viet control), the only descendent of Khmer Funan, Chenla and Khmer Kambujadesa Empire" to all the Khmer and other nations around the world loudly.
