History of the Angkor Site

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   "The sprawling archaeological complex of Angkor and adjacent sites – Roluos and Banteay Srei – are found in Cambodia, about 20 km north of the Tonle Sap (or Great Lake), roughly 300 km to the north by road from Phnom Penh. Human settlements in this area date back to millennia. The first Hindu monuments (Prasat Ak Yum, Trapeang Phong) possibly appeared in this region by the early 7th century AD. A few years later, one king located his capital Hariharâlaya around his palace, Prei Monti, and built an initial temple, Bakong. Jayavarman II seized this same capital in the late 7th century before being consecrated as “king of kings,” cakravartin, at Phnom Kulen in 802, where he also died circa 835. His son Jayavarman III succeeded him, although the date of his death remains elusive. 
    Indravarman I, one of his relatives, ascended the supreme throne in 877. He “modernised” Hariharâlaya, completely restoring Bakong, among other things putting a sandstone facing the on the whole temple, which reactivated Preah Ko temple as a sanctuary dedicated to former kings and establishing to the north the first major reservoir or baray, 3800 m in length by 800 m in width.
    Yaçovarman I, his son, was the founder of the city of Angkor, Yaçodharapura, a name apparently used for centuries. This city or at least the “State temple,” was relocated several times. The city seemed to ......"

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