Kang Tai () was a Chinese traveller in the middle of the third century from the state of
Eastern Wu
Wu (Chinese: 吳; pinyin: ''Wú''; Middle Chinese *''ŋuo'' < : ''*ŋuɑ''), known in hi ...
. He is known for his travels to
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical south-eastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of mainland ...
in which he became one of the first Chinese, along with
Zhu Ying (), to document the existence of the
kingdom known as
Funan in his book, ''Wushi waiguo zhuan'' (, ''Accounts of foreign states in Wu times''). He was reportedly impressed with the accomplishments of Funan as well as with its capital city and reported that the written language of Funan bore similarities to Indian script.
See also
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Chinese exploration
References
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Eastern Wu writers
People of Funan