Suryavarman II's Death and the Cham Invasion of 1177

In 1150, Suryavarman II died—and Angkor Wat was still unfinished. His death plunged the Khmer Empire into a succession crisis that unraveled decades of stability. His cousin Dharanindravarman II took the throne but ruled only two years before being assassinated. Then came a wave of weak kings: Yasovarman II, overthrown by his own minister; Tribhuvanadityavarman, a usurper who faced the full fury of a resurgent Champa. By 1177, Cham ships sailed up the Tonlé Sap and sacked Yasodharapura, the capital. The temple-mountain was defiled. This episode traces the fall of Suryavarman's dynasty, the fragility of devaraja authority, and how a boy-king named Jayavarman VII—waiting in exile—would finally avenge Angkor. #AngkorWat #KhmerEmpire #SuryavarmanII #Champa #TonléSap #Yasodharapura #JayavarmanVII #DharanindravarmanII #Tribhuvanadityavarman #1177 #devaraja #Cambodia #SoutheastAsia #FexingoHistory #History #MedievalHistory #TempleMountain #ChamInvasion Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo