Dong Mueang Aem
16°49′31″N 102°48′34″E / 16.82528°N 102.80944°E
ดงเมืองแอม | |
| Location | Khao Suan Kwang, Khon Kaen, Thailand |
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| Type | Human settlement |
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| History | |
| Founded | c. 6th century |
| Abandoned | c. 18th century |
| Periods | Ancient history |
| Cultures | |
| Associated with | Mon people |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1982 |
| Archaeologists | Fine Arts Department |
| Condition | Mostly destroyed |
| Ownership | Private |
| Management | Dong Mueang Aem Subdistrict Administrative Organization, no entry fee |
| Public access | Yes |
Dong Mueang Aem (Thai: ดงเมืองแอม) was a group of ancient settlements located in Dong Mueang Aem subdistrict, Khao Suan Kwang, Khon Kaen, northeastern Thailand. It was inhabited from the 6th – 18th centuries from the Dvaravati to the late Ayutthaya periods,: 265 and was once being sacked by Mahendravarman of Chenla during his expansion campaign to the Chi-Mun Valley. After being abandoned for a century, it was repopulated by Lao people in 1859.
Dong Mueang Aem was a supra-regional center of the Dvaravati civilization, together with Si Thep, Mueang Fa Daet Song Yang, and others, but little known about its political structure.: 152 It could have previously been the center of an ancient kingdom.: 151–52 According to the Wat Sri Mueang Aem Inscription (K. 1120) discovered in the inner city, Dong Mueang Aem potentially could be linked to the formation of Chenla.: 78–79