Sampheak Borak

Sampheak Borak is associated with Sambhupura, an early Khmer centre on the Mekong north of Krâchéh. The river here runs among islands and rapids, giving the site a commanding position on the waterway. Inscriptions and remains of Brahmanical sanctuaries date from the seventh to ninth centuries. Chinese records mention a polity of Sambhupura in this region, before the rise of the great Angkorian capitals farther west.