The Cosmopolitan Harbor of Angkor: Suryavarman II's Port City

Long before Angkor Wat rose, Suryavarman II built a sprawling port city at the mouth of the Mekong. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the lost harbor of Banteay Prei Nokor, where Khmer, Cham, Chinese, and Tamil merchants exchanged goods, ideas, and faiths. They discuss the archaeological evidence of multi-ethnic neighborhoods, the role of the port in funding the temple, and the mysterious disappearance of the site from historical records. How did a thriving international hub vanish from memory? And what does its rediscovery tell us about the Khmer Empire's place in the medieval global economy? #AngkorWat #SuryavarmanII #BanteayPreiNokor #KhmerEmpire #MekongDelta #PortCity #MaritimeTrade #SoutheastAsiaHistory #MedievalTrade #TamilMerchants #ChineseMerchants #Cham #Archaeology #GlobalMiddleAges #History #FexingoHistory #LostCities #CambodiaHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo