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In 802 CE Jayavaman founds the Angkor And Khmer empire. He used wars, alliansis and marraige to expand the area under his control.
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In 802 CE Jayavaman founds the Angkor And Khmer empire. He used wars, alliansis and marraige to expand the area under his control.He built several Hindu temples.
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Yasovarman constructed a new capital called Yasodharapura and also a gigantic reservoir. He also built a series of temples at Angkor.
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in 953 he built a series of temples at Angkor. During his reign the Khmers had their first war with Champa.
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The Khmer court became a centre for scholars and artists.
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He extended the Khmer Empire by conqueri8ng Haripunchai and south-western Thailand. In the east and north he took several provinces of Champa and expanded north to present southern border of Laos
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Jayavarman VII continued war against the Champa for twenty-two years. He also conqured much of its land. Jayavarman VII was a follower of Mahayan a Buddhism and made this the new religion for the state. nder his reign the Khmers built many hospitals, roads, rest-houses for travellers and traders and temples including the Angkor Thom and its Bayon Temple.
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After Jayavarman's death no other temples were built and the Khmers lost much of the territory that they had conqured from the Champa.
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While Jayavarman VIII was in reign he returned to Hinduism and converted many of the Buddhist temples to Hindu temples. Also during his reign the Khmer empire was threatened by a much more powerful empire to its north.
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Jayavarman VIII payed tribute to the Mongols to avoid war.
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Intoduced Theravada Buddhism. After this religion was introduced no more temples were built, possibly because this religion did not demand as such building.
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This marks the end of th Classical Period.