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The Cham Invasion of 1177: Angkor's Darkest Hour
In 1177, the Khmer Empire suffered a catastrophe that seemed impossible: a Cham fleet sailed up the Mekong and Tonlé Sap rivers, across the great lake itself, and sacked the capital of Angkor. This episode follows the invasion from the Cham perspective — the audacious plan of King Jaya Indravarman IV, the naval raid that bypassed Khmer defenses, and the shocking fall of a city that had never been conquered. We explore how the Khmer were caught off guard despite their military power, what the Cham did once inside the city, and how this disaster set the stage for Jayavarman VII's dramatic…
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