Angkor Wat After Suryavarman: The 13th Century Crisis

After Suryavarman II built Angkor Wat, the Khmer Empire faced a turbulent 13th century: a failed invasion of Champa, a Theravada Buddhist revolution that challenged the devaraja cult, and the sacking of Angkor by the Cham in 1177. Lucas and Luna explore the reigns of Tribhuvanadityavarman and Jayavarman VII, the shift from Hinduism to Buddhism, and how Angkor Wat survived as a pilgrimage site while the empire crumbled. Drawing on inscriptions like K. 380 and Chinese accounts from Zhou Daguan, they piece together the century that turned Angkor from imperial capital to sacred ruin. #AngkorWat #KhmerEmpire #SuryavarmanII #JayavarmanVII #Champa #TheravadaBuddhism #devaraja #ZhouDaguan #K380 #Tribhuvanadityavarman #1177Invasion #Angkor #Cambodia #SoutheastAsia #History #FexingoHistory #MedievalHistory #TempleHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo