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Angkor's Water Wars: The Engineering That Built an Empire
While earlier episodes covered the political rise and fall of the Khmer Empire, this episode dives into the hydraulic engineering that made Angkor possible. We explore how Jayavarman II transformed a swampy basin into a manageable kingdom through massive barays and canals, turning water management into a divine mandate. Lucas walks us through the sheer scale of these projects—like the West Baray—and explains why Zhou Daguan later called Angkor a city built on water. Luna asks about the labor force behind these monuments and whether the system eventually failed due to climate shifts or…
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