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The Khmer Empire, which dominated Southeast Asia from the 9th to the 15th centuries, left behind the sprawling temple complex of Angkor Wat—but its story is far more than stone and sandstone. Hosts Lucas and Luna guide listeners through the rise of the empire under King Jayavarman II in 802 CE, the construction of Angkor Wat by Suryavarman II, and the reign of Jayavarman VII, who built the walled city of Angkor Thom and the enigmatic Bayon with its 216 smiling faces. Along the way, they explore the empire's unique synthesis of Hindu and Buddhist traditions, the hydraulic engineering that sustained its giant capital through an intricate network of reservoirs and canals, and the factors behind its decline: environmental strain, shifting trade routes, and the rise of Ayutthaya. This show also delves into the rediscovery of Angkor by French explorers in the 19th century, the ethical debates over restoration and tourism, and the legacy of the Khmer Rouge, which used Angkor as a symbol of na
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In the late 13th century, Jayavarman VIII, a Shaivite priest-king, seized power in Angkor and launched a violent campaign to eradicate Mahayana Buddhism from the Khmer Empire. He ordered the systematic defacement of Budd
In this episode of The Khmer Empire: The Lost Civilization Behind Angkor Wat, Lucas and Luna explore the deliberate, cosmological design of Angkor Thom, the vast walled city built by King Jayavarman VII in the late 12th
Angkor Wat is iconic, but the Khmer Empire's true strength lay in its roads. This episode explores the vast network of highways, rest houses, and bridges that connected the empire from the Khorat Plateau to the Mekong De
Long before Angkor Wat was a temple, it was a stage. This episode explores the sacred dance tradition of the Khmer Empire—the apsara and devata carvings that cover the walls of Angkor, and the living dance lineage that s
On the terrace of Angkor Thom stands a naked, enigmatic figure known as the Leper King. For centuries, Cambodians believed the statue depicted a Khmer monarch who died of leprosy — a fate that supposedly explained his un
More than a century before Angkor Wat rose from the jungle, King Suryavarman I pushed the Khmer Empire's reach deep into what is now central Thailand. This episode traces his campaign to conquer the Mon kingdom of Lavo (
In 1177, the Cham kingdom launched a stunning naval raid that reached the heart of the Khmer Empire. Lucas and Luna explore how Cham warships sailed up the Tonlé Sap river, sacked the capital, and killed the Khmer king.
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore Preah Khan, the sprawling temple complex built by Khmer king Jayavarman VII in 1191 CE. More than a place of worship, Preah Khan was a Buddhist monastery, a military base, and a ci
Why would a million people abandon the world's largest pre-industrial city? In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the slow-motion collapse of Angkor after the 1431 Thai sack — not a single dramatic fall, but a century-
This episode focuses on Suryavarman II, the builder of Angkor Wat, but not on his temple. Instead, we examine his disastrous military campaign against the Vietnamese kingdom of Dai Viet in the 1140s and 1150s. Drawing on
Lucas and Luna examine the extraordinary bas-reliefs of Angkor Wat, focusing on the Battle of Kurukshetra panel from the Hindu epic Mahabharata. They discuss how Suryavarman II commissioned the temple in the 12th century
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the role of Prasat Hin Phimai, a remote Khmer satellite temple on the Khorat Plateau, during the late 13th century when the empire's central control was weakening. They discuss the
In the late 12th century, as the Khmer Empire reeled from the Cham naval siege of 1177, a little-known rebellion in the provinces threatened to unravel everything. This episode tells the story of Chandravarman, a local r
Before Angkor Wat rose from the jungle, before Jayavarman VII built the Bayon, there was a king who declared himself a god. Jayavarman II united the warring principalities of Kambuja and established the devaraja cult—the
Before Angkor Wat, before Jayavarman VII's Buddhist revolution, there was Suryavarman I — a usurper of uncertain origin who seized the Khmer throne around 1006 CE and held it for half a century. This episode explores his
In 1177, the Khmer Empire suffered a catastrophic blow that nearly erased it from history. The Cham kingdom, long a rival to the east, launched a daring naval invasion up the Tonlé Sap river, catching Angkor completely o
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the gradual but profound religious transformation that swept through the Khmer Empire in the 13th and 14th centuries: the shift from Mahayana Buddhism and the devaraja cult to Ther
Angkor Wat is the world's largest religious monument, but the Khmer Empire that built it collapsed around the same time as the cathedral-building era in Europe. This episode digs into a less-known factor in the empire's
Angkor is famous for its stone temples, but what about the people who lived there? In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the hidden archaeology of ordinary Khmer life: the wooden houses on stilts, the floating villages
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the reign of Suryavarman II, the 12th-century Khmer king who built Angkor Wat. They discuss his military campaigns against Champa and Dai Viet, the temple's unique westward orienta
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