Prey Nokor

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Prey Nokor was a historic Khmer port city that later developed into the Vietnamese metropolis now known as Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon).

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Khmer settlement
former port city
historic city
associatedWithEvent southward expansion of Đại Việt (Nam tiến)
connectedTo South China Sea via river systems
conqueredBy Vietnamese forces
developedInto Saigon
surface form: Ho Chi Minh City

Saigon
formerNameOf Saigon
surface form: Ho Chi Minh City

Saigon
hasHistoricalRole major Khmer seaport
trading hub
historicalLanguageContext Khmer
surface form: Khmer language
locatedIn Khmer Empire
Mekong Delta
surface form: Lower Mekong region
locatedInPresentDay Saigon
surface form: Ho Chi Minh City

Viet Nam
surface form: Vietnam
partOf Mekong Delta
surface form: Mekong Delta region
preColonialStatus Khmer-controlled urban center
presentIn Cambodian historical memory
Khmer historiography
regionType coastal trading area
situatedNear Dong Nai River
Saigon River
successorSettlement Gia Định Province
surface form: Gia Định

Saigon
surface form: Ho Chi Minh City

Saigon
timePeriod before Vietnamese expansion into the Mekong Delta
usedByEthnicGroup Khmer
surface form: Cambodian people

Khmer
surface form: Khmer people

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Saigon formerName Prey Nokor