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The Great Lake: Tonlé Sap and the Pulse of Angkor
This episode of Fexingo History dives into the Tonlé Sap, the vast lake that anchored the Khmer Empire. Lucas and Luna explore how the lake's extraordinary annual reversal — swelling from 2,500 to 16,000 square kilometers each monsoon — shaped Angkor's agriculture, trade, and even its cosmology. They trace the lake's geological origins, its role in the empire's rice surplus, and the floating villages that still echo ancient lifeways. The conversation also covers the lake's connection to the baray system, the spiritual significance of its waters, and how the Tonlé Sap…
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