Lady Penh
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Lady Penh is the legendary noblewoman credited with founding Cambodia’s capital city, Phnom Penh, after discovering sacred Buddha statues on a nearby hill.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Phnom Penh | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legendary figure
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noblewoman ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Buddha statues
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Mekong River NERFINISHED ⓘ Phnom Penh NERFINISHED ⓘ Tonlé Sap River NERFINISHED ⓘ Wat Phnom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | statue at Wat Phnom ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Cambodia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Khmer culture ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Khmer people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymology | Hill of Penh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | religious merit-making (legendary context) ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalSite | Wat Phnom historical site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDepiction |
illustrations in Cambodian schoolbooks
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murals in Cambodian temples ⓘ sculptures at Wat Phnom ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Penh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
Cambodian cultural heritage
ⓘ
urban identity of Phnom Penh ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
important figure in Cambodian national narrative
ⓘ
symbol of Phnom Penh’s origins ⓘ |
| hasLegendEvent |
building a shrine for Buddha statues
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construction of a hill (phnom) ⓘ discovery of Buddha statues in a tree trunk ⓘ |
| hasLegendRole | founder of Phnom Penh ⓘ |
| hasLegendStatus | semi-legendary ⓘ |
| hasMythType | foundation myth ⓘ |
| hasSacredObject | Buddha statues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSacredPlace | artificial hill (phnom) at Wat Phnom ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Lady NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Theravada Buddhist beliefs ⓘ |
| languageOfLegend | Khmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Cambodia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Phnom Penh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motivation | veneration of Buddha statues ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lady Penh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameGivesRiseTo | Phnom Penh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
Chaktomuk (confluence of four rivers)
NERFINISHED
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Mekong River NERFINISHED ⓘ Tonlé Sap River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTime | reign of King Ponhea Yat ⓘ |
| notableFor | founding Phnom Penh ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cambodian folklore
ⓘ
founding myths of Phnom Penh ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Koh Penh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| residence | Koh Penh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 14th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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