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the Cambojan king Yasovarrnan in the ninth century A. D.

Among the remains of this province are, a frag-
ment of linteau decoratif zud a iympan of a door like
the one found at Phamniep.

The ruins of Phamniep have unfortunately been
exploited for a long time. The remains of pagodas
and edifices in the neighbourhood led M. Lajonquiere
to think that the place preserves a Brahmanic name —
Ban Phra Ara*fli'=s 'village of Visnu/

The traces of the residences of the kisg or lords
can still be seen there. A t\mban of a door has also
been discovered.1 At the two extremities are the two
heads of the makara and in the centre Garuda perhaps
carrying Visnu, whose bust is missing. As in Champa,
this is a common motive in Cacnboja on the decorative

From other remains of this valley of Chantabun,
M. Lajonquiere concludes, that it was colonised in an
unknown period by a group of Hindus. About the
ninth century A. D., this colony had been annexed to
the kingdom of Camboja. This explains the co-existen-
ce of edifices presenting peculiar characteristics
and inscriptions in Sanskrit and Khmer.
Certain monuments of Lophburi can be classed
under the Indo-Cambojan group. Of the three sanct-
uaries of Thesathan one is in brick and two others are
Cambojan. One has a linteau decor aiif ornamented
1. See Fig 2. p. 195 of Bull, de la Commission Archeo-
logique de V In do-Chine 1909,