Ancient Indian Colonization in South-East Asia c8.7

c8.7

Reference has already been made to the tradition according to which this kingdom was founded by a Brāhmaṇa named Kauṇḍinya who defeated and married the Nāga princess Somā. This tradition was first recorded by the Chinese ambassador K'ang T'ai who visited Fu-nan between A.D. 245 and 250, and wrote a short account of the kingdom. We learn from this that Kauṇḍinya was succeeded by his son and grandson, and one of his successors, called by the Chinese Huen P'an huang, died at the advanced age of ninety. His son and successor left the cares of government to his general Fan-che-man who was elected king by the people after the death of his master.