Early South Asian canonical texts referred to Southeast Asia as Suvarṇabhūmi (Land of Gold); a name often used by competing Southeast Asian polities through the 18th century. A recently discovered inscription from Cambodia (K.1419) dated to 633 CE contains the earliest record of the name Suvarṇabhūmi, which was controlled by king Isanvarman I. In this paper, I shall argue that such designations in Southeast Asia are often associated with either Buddhist polities or large polities with strong international trade connection. The use of archaeological and epigraphical evidence from early history and the pre-Angkorian period (300 BCE-800 CE), particularly during the reign of Isanvarman I, will be combined with evidence from other premodern Southeast Asian polities. This presentation will reconsider the Suvarṇabhūmi case in Cambodia from a global archaeological perspective (artifacts, arts, trade centers), drawing in evidence from other sites in Southeast Asia.