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Tonlé Sap: The Inland Ocean That Fed Angkor
The Tonlé Sap, Southeast Asia's largest freshwater lake, was the beating heart of the Khmer Empire. This episode explores how its unique seasonal flood pulse—flowing into the Mekong half the year and reversing course—created one of the world's richest freshwater fisheries. We trace how Angkor's kings tapped this resource: from vast fish ponds and tax records noted by Chinese emissary Zhou Daguan to the integration of the lake into the city's water management grid via the baray reservoirs. The lake's bounty supported a population that built Angkor Wat and the Bayon…
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