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Jayavarman VII's Royal Hospitals: The Khmer Empire's Healthcare Network
In this episode of The Khmer Empire: The Lost Civilization Behind Angkor Wat, Lucas and Luna explore Jayavarman VII's ambitious network of 102 state-run hospitals across the Khmer Empire in the late 12th and early 13th centuries. Drawing on the stone stele inscriptions found at Say Fong and elsewhere, they discuss how these hospitals — called arogyasala — were staffed with doctors, nurses, and attendants who provided free care, medicine, and even food to the sick. Lucas explains the role of the devaraja cult in funding these institutions, the medical knowledge derived from Indian…
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