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The arrival of a Great Hindu Indian Prince Kumeru (កុមេរុ)

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Prince Kumeru was in a Brahman Indian outfit with his crew members about 400 men were in exile travelling by a big ship from the south of India to a nowhere in the Ocean.

According to one of the beautiful Khmer fairy tales stories Preah Thong & Neang Neak (Prince Kumeru & Nagi Princess); 

Prince Kumeru was a Hindu Great Warrior, an excellent skill in Archery, a Great Sailor and became a Great Protector of his Indrapat Kingdom at the age of 16 years old but unfortunately Prince was forced to leave his native Kingdom by his own father because of miscommunication leading to misunderstanding between father and son. Prince Kumeru always protected the women rights from the men abusing because in that time women in India had not much freedom and his protection for the women rights was against his father will. 

The big misunderstanding one was when his youngest brother was crowned to become King by his father, without telling him so Prince Kumeru became upset pretending not to be aware of it and not attending to his brother ceremony so his father was very furious and ordered him to be killed but his four brothers, his mother and ministers begging the King father to forgive him not to kill him and reminded the King that Prince had fought with the enemy invasion and brought peace to Kingdom many times and requested the King to let him go in exile, so the King father agreed. Due to the Prince Kumeru popularity and courage for protecting the Kingdom, also his handsome and kindness, there were so many people wanted to follow the Prince but the King father had limited only about 400 men including the sage whom was the Prince Kumeru’s teacher and the teacher's family allowing to follow the Prince, but Prince can select those 400 men as he wished. Prince selected some soldiers from his army and some civilian men who had the working skill.  

Before Prince Kumeru and his crew step down onboard the big ship for sailing, the King father ordered all his crew members to have a short haircut except Prince, the teacher and the teacher’s family. The King told them that from now on you all are no longer to this Kingdom citizen and you don’t have a country, no home, no family, no religion. The ship was loaded a few horses, chickens, ducks, tools, waters and food supplies. The Prince said goodbye to his father, his mothers, his brothers, his ministers and those who wanted to follow him. There was a big emotional, people gathering around Prince with tears, hugging him, kissing him, did not want him to go. The time Prince was leaving his Kingdom, he was only 25 years old.  At sunset, Prince was standing onboard of the ship very sad but shed no tears looking at his Kingdom and his people for a long last time before commanding his crew to sail the ship out towards east where the ship was pushed easily by winds and currents.

 

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