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Jayavarman II: The Warrior Who Founded the Khmer Empire
Before Angkor Wat, before the great barays and sprawling temple complexes, there was a warrior king who united warring chiefdoms and declared himself a god-king on the slopes of Phnom Kulen. This episode follows Jayavarman II's journey from a distant court to the founding of the Khmer Empire in 802 CE. We explore the controversial Sdok Kak Thom inscription that tells his story, the ritual that established the devaraja cult, and how this one king set the stage for 600 years of Angkorian civilization. Learn what we know — and what remains legend — about the empire's mysterious…
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