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Jayavarman was not related to any of the decendents but climbed though the ranks by violence. He did dont do much to be considered brilliant only a small temple.
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Suryavarman II built one of the greatest temples known to man. Ankor Wat lies north of the town Siem Reap. Its highst point is at 65 meters and surrounded by a wall measuring 1.5 km by 1.3 km which is surrounded by moat of 200 meters wide. This was built to house his body so he can go to heaven.
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Dharanindravarman II was the father of Jayavarman VII, who was one of the most thoughtful and ambitious builders of the Khmer Empire
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Jayavarman VII changed the religion to Buddhism. At this time war had broken out and they had lost hold of Ankor Wat but then regained it
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Indravarman II was the king at this time. Before this the Khmer empire was slowly shrinking and now they had been pushed back into their capital which then gets captured
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Jayavarman II declared independence from Srivijaya. And naming himself the divine king of Kambuja. He also founded several other capitals
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Yasovarman establishes the capital of Ankor which then becomes the basis of Khmer government and religion
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King Yasovarman I built the Bakheng temple. It had 108 shrines built around it to create something mysical
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Jayavarman IV was at the throne and he then moved the capital to his town of Koh Ker which was north of Angkor. He constructed Rahal Baray temple in Koh Ker
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When Jayavarman IV died his cousin Rajendravarman II took over as king. He made Ankor the capital again but many people rebelled against him. He then split the country into provinces.
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