Foreword: Cambodia in ancient times called "Khmer", its founding history, can be traced back to the 1st AD time, is a long history of civilization of ancient countries, the country has experienced the "Funan Kingdom", "Chenla Kingdom", "Angkor Dynasty", "Cambodia Dark Ages", "Colonial Era" these periods, of which, to the 9th-14th century Angkor Dynasty is the most prosperous, when the Angkor Dynasty culture developed, the national strength is at its peak, and thus there is the birth of "Angkor Civilization"!
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Today Xiaobian will introduce the story of the second period, the "Angkor Dynasty" period, and interested partners will take a look at it!
Around the end of the seventh century AD, due to infighting, the later Kingdom of Chenla was divided into two countries, "Water Chenla" and "Lu Chenla", and then more recently, the two countries fought wars for many years, resulting in the division into several countries that were not subordinate to each other. At this time, a "Javanese" who lived in Indonesia to implement the Sharentra dynasty system saw an opportunity, and they first attacked the "Water Chenla" near the coast, and the king Moses Potivarma was killed, and the water Chenla thus became a vassal state of "Java".
In 802 AD, the prince of the "Funan Kingdom", Jayavarma II, finally found a way to sneak back to Shui Chenla from Java, and JayaVarma II who returned to Shui Chenla also wanted the old ministers of Shui Chenla to declare that they must overthrow the rule of Java, so he also won the support of the old ministers, and he was able to officially declare the founding of the country near Angkor, and at this time he also began to truly enter the Angkor Dynasty period.
Soon, Jayavarman II became his domain in successive battles, Battambang and several provinces near Angkor, but at this time he felt that it was not enough, and he felt that this dynasty was not enough to allow him to go further on the road to kingship.
At that time, Cambodia believed in "Shiva", and he also found a Brahmin to perform a ceremony for him, so that everyone felt that Jayavarman II was the embodiment of "Shiva", and some believers in Hinduism also began to believe that Jayavarman II was the embodiment of "Shiva" through the call of this ceremony, which also made Jayavarman II's power further expand.
"Shiva Statue" (image from the Internet)
During the 48-year reign of Jayavarman II, he first unified Shui Chenla, and in 849 he also conquered the Lugchenla region, dividing Cambodia for a century and a half and reunifying, and the Angkor Dynasty also ushered in its most prosperous period!
However, after the death of Jayavarman II, the "Angkor Dynasty" began to weaken again, and the subsequent monarchs had almost no achievements and were unknown, even the more famous Rajondravarman II after this was committed to rebuilding the ruined capital, the most famous of which was the "Queen's Palace" he established, which also represented the revival of the "Angkor Dynasty" period and one of the highest achievements in Cambodian architecture!
"Queen's Palace" (image from the Internet)
In 1113 AD, Suyevarman II succeeded to the throne (he is best known for building "Angkor Wat"), the Southern Expedition to the North, once annexed the Champa Kingdom, which also triggered the Displeasure of the Champa Kingdom with the "Angkor Dynasty", in 1181 AD, the Angkor Dynasty at this time, and the champa people were destroyed for five years.
"Angkor Wat" (image from the Internet)
But the Khmers were not defeated, and in this year, the two countries re-established the status of the "Angkor Dynasty" in a naval battle, so that the "Angkor Dynasty" and the Champa people's twenty-year war ended, at this point, the Champa were expelled, and the leader of the Khmer people to this victory was "Jayavarman VII", after winning the victory, he held a coronation ceremony in the devastated city of Angkor and became the new monarch of the "Angkor Dynasty"!
Jayavarman VII was a legendary king, during the reign of Jayavarman VII (1181-1201), when the "Angkor Dynasty" of Cambodia, reached its peak, can be called one of the few empires in Southeast Asia, but after the death of Jayavarma VII (some say he died of leprosy), the state finances fell into crisis, and the "Angkor Dynasty" began to decline!
Jayavarman VII (Image from the Internet)
In 1351 AD, the "Ayutthaya Dynasty" of Siam launched its first attack on the Khmer, and the war between the Khmer and the Siamese in history began! In 1434, the Khmer chief Bonya chose to abandon Angkor as the capital and moved the capital to Phnom Penh, and the repeated attacks of the Siamese caused the Khmer to consume a lot of material and financial resources, and the "Angkor Dynasty" fell and lost the extremely advantageous position of the Indochina Peninsula!
Today to introduce you to the story of Cambodia's "Angkor Dynasty" period, the next article will introduce you to the darkest moment in Cambodian history: "Cambodia's Dark Ages", thank you for your support!
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