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Suryavarman II

r. 1113–c. 1150 · 12th century

Suryavarman II was a king of the Khmer Empire in the first half of the twelfth century. He built the temple of Angkor Wat and campaigned against the Cham and other neighbours. Accounts of the Khmer Empire treat his reign as a high point of Khmer power.

Suryavarman II
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Suryavarman II. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/suryavarman-ii
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