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One particularly romantic version of the theory holds that after the Qin dynasty collapsed in 206 BCE, loyalist troops and civilians fled southward, eventually settling in the Mekong Delta and becoming the founders of the Khmer civilization. This is often tied to the legend of the Chinese general Zhao Tuo (Triệu Đà), who founded the kingdom of Nanyue (Nam Việt) in what is now southern China and northern Vietnam. the qin empire speak khmer
If the Qin spoke Khmer, we would expect to find deep, ancient Sinitic vocabulary in Khmer that dates to the Qin period. In reality, Chinese loanwords in Khmer are relatively late, mostly from the Tang dynasty (618–907 CE) onward, and they are overwhelmingly trade, administrative, and cultural terms, not core vocabulary. The Qin Empire and the Khmer Language: Separating
The architectural style of the Qin would blend Legalist grandiosity with the intricate stone-carving traditions seen in Khmer history. The Role of Chinese Loanwords in Modern Khmer