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The Chariot Moat of Angkor: The Battle of Tonlé Sap
In 1177, the Cham launched a daring naval raid up the Tonlé Sap river, sacking Angkor and ending the rule of King Tribhuvanaditya. The city was left in ruins, the court scattered, and the empire seemed on the brink of collapse. Yet from the ashes rose a new king, Jayavarman VII, who would not only expel the invaders but rebuild Angkor into a fortress of stone and water. This episode follows the Cham attack, the mysterious death of the last Mahidharapura king, and how Jayavarman's counterstroke—a bold amphibious assault that turned the Cham's own tactics against them—reshaped Khmer…
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