In 1861, the French naturalist Henri Mouau stepped into the tropical virgin forest under the guidance of four Cambodian guides. He was supposed to go in to catch birds, but an unexpected discovery made him so excited that he forgot his "job" . What was it that made Muo so excited? It turned out that what he found was the glorious treasure of Cambodia's ancient civilization - the ancient city of Angkor. The magnificent landscape of Angkor City amazed Muo, but he was puzzled that there was no one in the city. If no living person is expected, then it is unexpected that there is not even a dead person. Judging by the size of Angkor City, the residents here are at least 2 million or more. Where did these 2 million Angkor residents go? Why did they mysteriously disappear, and still disappear without leaving a trace?
There is a Buddhist legend that King Jiru was angered by the son of a priest and drowned him in the Tonle Sap Lake. Enraged, the gods avenged the son of the priest, flooding the lake and destroying Angkor. Although this is only a myth and legend, Tonle Sap Lake is indeed prone to flooding during the monsoon season, and the possibility of Angkor City being destroyed by floods is extremely high. But how did the residents of Angkor evacuate en masse before the floods arrived? Do they have prophetic vision? Some people think that it may be that infectious diseases such as plague and cholera were prevalent at that time, and within a month, all the inhabitants died.
But according to historical records, Cambodia did not have a large-scale plague 500 years ago, and even if the plague occurred, countless bones should be seen, but why is there not even a single bone in this city? It is also said that as a result of infighting, the inhabitants killed each other, killed and injured, leaving these great buildings empty. But in Angkor City, there was no trace of the war, so did they repair it when the war broke out? Others believe that foreign armies looted Angkor and all the inhabitants were enslaved and taken away. It was not easy to take away 2 million slaves, and such a thing had never happened in history. Some scholars believe that the constant invasion of the Siamese (Thai) people caused the Khmer people to suffer heavy disasters and huge losses. The depleting power of the country prevented the Khmers from meeting the Siamese challenge and had to make the decision to evacuate Angkor. Such a claim seems to make sense, but it also lacks strong evidence.
Angkor City is the scene of the largest disappearance in history, and all kinds of speculation about the mysterious disappearance of Angkor City's 2 million residents are difficult to convince. The Angkor ruins have neither any man-made destruction nor bones in sight, and everything seems to disappear into invisibility.