Gangga Negara means "City on the Ganges" in Sanskrit,[2] the name derived[citation needed] from Ganganagar in northwest India where the Kambuja peoples inhabited.

Commonly known as Hindu traders, they built their colonies[citation needed] in Southeast Asia around 2,000 years ago[3] at the Mekong valley and also at the Malay archipelago in Funan, Chenla, Champa, Khmer, Angkor, Langkasuka, Sailendra, Srivijaya, etc.

According to the Museum and Antiquities Department, both researchers agreed that the Gangga Negara kingdom existed between 100 and 1000 CE[4] but could not ascertain the exact site.

Artefacts on display include a 128 kg cannon, swords, kris, coins, tin ingots, pottery from the Ming dynasty and various eras, and large jars.

[5] Through these artefacts, it has been postulated that Pengkalan (Ipoh), Kinta Valley, Tanjung Rambutan, Bidor and Sungai Siput were part of the kingdom.