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	Suryavarman I
		However, Suryavarman, said to be a son of the King of Tambralinga - a Tamil-Malay state on the Malay peninsula, claimed his right to the same throne.
		The struggle between Suryavarman and Jayaviravarman is said to have lasted until 1011 when Suryavarman defeated his rival and rules exclusively.
		Suryavarman was a strong and capable ruler who had knowledge of prayer, ritual, sacrifice, and astronomy.
	angkor1431.tripod.com /index/id41.html (442 words)

	Angkor Wat
		Suryavarman died around 1150, at which time all work on the temple came to a halt.
		The name of the sun god is Surya, and "Suryavarman" translates as "protected by the sun." With the union of the king and Vishnu in the central sanctuary of Angkor Wat, the king becomes an unspoken third component in the spring equinox alignment.
		Although King Suryavarman was crowned before the central tower of Angkor Wat was anywhere near finished, future equinox risings of the sun at dead center on the top of the main tower would forever recall the exact moment when Suryavarman became king.
	www.goldkist.net /angkorwat/angkorastro.htm (3286 words)

	Introduction to Suryavarman II - King of Angkor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Suryavarman II, son of Ksitindradity and Narendralakshmi, Khmer king renowned as a religious reformer and temple builder.
		Suryavarman II defeated rival claimants, Harshavarman III and Dharanindravarman I, to the throne and established sole rule over Cambodia, reuniting the country after more than 50 years of unrest.
		Suryavarman II died in 1150 in the midst of a new campaign against Champa.
	www.mc.maricopa.edu /dept/d10/asb/anthro2003/archy/angkor/suryavarmanll.html (812 words)

	Angkor Wat Period Cambodia Travel
		Suryavarman I proclaimed to be the descendant of Brahmin Kaundinya and princess Soma.
		The last inscription referring to Suryavarman II was carved in 1145 A.D. with his preparation to invade Vietnam and probably he died sometime between 1145 and 1150 in a battlefield.
		The death of Suryavarman II led to the decline of the Angkor Empire for a short interval and the successive kings were rather weak as well as tyrannical.
	www.cambodia-travel.com /khmer/angkor-era1181.htm (1011 words)

	MohaNokor
		After the setback, a new leadership was born at Mahidharapura that went ahead to bring the glory back to the Angkorean Empire, Suryavarman II became the new leader to unite the Khmer Empire and went on to establish once again the Cakravatin kingship.
		Suryavarman II was a great conqueror who led the Khmer armies farther than they had ever been before.
		The end of the reign of Suryavarman II is obscure, and the date of his death is still unknown.
	home.att.net /~khmerheritage/NokorWat.html (2464 words)

	Suryavarman II Summary
		Suryavarman's birth year is unknown, and for all practical purposes his biography begins with his ascension to the Khmer throne in 1113.
		Suryavarman himself died while still at war with Champa, and in the years that followed, the Chams swept into Khmer lands and ravaged much of Angkor Wat.
		Suryavarman II (Paramavishnuloka) was king of the Khmer Empire from 1113 to 1150 and the builder of Angkor Wat, which he dedicated to Vishnu.
	www.bookrags.com /Suryavarman_II (635 words)

	Angkor Wat: History
		c.1002 Suryavarman, a young man who may have come from the Malayan provinces of the Khmer Empire, ascends the throne of Kambuja by claiming that his mother was descended from Indravarman I. He invades Kambuja and by 1006 overcomes Jayaviravarman and becomes King of Kambuja.
		Suryavarman is responsible for the planning and foundations of much of the city that can be seen at Angkor today.
		Suryavarman, an ambitious nobleman who claimes he is related to the Cambodian royal family, takes advantage of the weakened kingdom and seizes power.
	www.angkorwat.org /html/history.html (3323 words)

	Ankgor, Cambodia - Archaeological Site
		Following a succession struggle at the beginning of the 11th century, Suryavarman I gained control of the kingdom, built the Royal Palace and West Baray, and expanded the empire's frontiers into Southern Laos and as far as Lopburi in Thailand.
		Suryavarman II reestablished diplomatic relations with China; extended the Khmer frontiers into Thailand, Burma, and the northern Malay Peninsula; and built the great temple of Angkor Wat.
		In 1177, the Chams invaded and sacked Angkor.
	www.art-and-archaeology.com /seasia/angkor/angkorsite.html (913 words)

	Fondation J.-E Berger: Angkor
		11th century, Suryavarman I, Udayadityavarman II Hindu The Royal Palace of the next capital was enclosed within a five metre high laterite wall that is doubled by a second of later construction.
		Unfortunately badly ruined, but the high platforms on which they are built and that which remains of their lower levels - the upper levels having disappeared - reveals a high quality of decoration and classifies them with the best period of classic art - that of Angkor Wat (first half of the 12th century).
		beginning of 12th century, Suryavarman II Hindu (Vishnu) A pyramid temple in three tiers built on an artificial mound with four enclosures and opening unusually to the west, suggesting this was the funerary temple of Suryavarman II.
	www.bergerfoundation.ch /Angkor/plan.html (2628 words)

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		King Suryavarman I excavated the great Western Reservoir, and he added a vaulted corridor and probably a new central tower to the Phimeanakas.
		King Suryavarman II came to power by killing the preceding king, his great-uncle, in a battle that lasted for one day.
		Suryavarman may have been only 14 years old at the time, as his age is stated as being "very young, at the end of his studies." He is known to history for his one outstanding accomplishment: the temple of Angkor Wat.
	kaladarshan.arts.ohio-state.edu /seasia/cambintro.html (2448 words)

	GodKings and Suryavarman II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		GodKings and Suryavarman II Every king of the Khmer had to build a temple.
		Suryavarman defeated rivals and reunited the Khmer empire after more than 50 years of unrest in 1113 A.D..
		Suryavarman was formally crowned in 1113, with his guru, the powerful priest Divakarapandita, presiding.
	www.mc.maricopa.edu /~reffland/anthropology/anthro2003/archy/angkor/primer6.html (264 words)

	Khmer Empire Summary
		Suryavarman I also made Buddhism the state religion, though people were permitted to continue worshiping Hindu gods if they wished.
		Like Suryavarman I, he was an outsider who killed a rival in a battle for the throne.
		But Suryavarman II is best remembered as the king who commissioned Angkor Wat, a temple-mountain designed to represent Mount Meru, the mythical dwelling place of the Hindu kings.
	www.bookrags.com /Khmer_Empire (2884 words)

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		Angkor Wat, 1113-1150, built by King Suryavarman II (same regnal period as building period of temple).
		Angkor Wat is surrounded by a 200-m.-wide moat, crossed by a bridge on the west.
		The temple of Angkor Wat was constructed in the first half of the twelfth century by King Suryavarman II (r.
	huntingtonarchive.osu.edu /seasia/angkor.html (3493 words)

	MahaDara
		Suryavarman (Preah Botomvaravamsa) who was the nephew of the late Angkorean King had to ascent the Angkorean throne.
		An inscription of 1022-25 tells us that during the reign of Suryavarman I, monks belonging to two schools of Buddhism (bjikshu mahayana and sthavira) and brahmans were practicing the exercises of Yoga (tapasvi yogi) and lived side by side in Lavo.
		After the attacks of Suryavarman on Haripunjaya had failed, the new Angkorean court left the remote Mon states alone that were about to be reunited under the reign of Anuratha.
	home.att.net /~khmerheritage/MahaDara.html (2521 words)

	Southeast Asian History-History of Khmer Empire
		Suryavarman's son, Udayadityavarman II (1050-66), fought an inconclusive war with the Burmese, who thought the Khmers were getting too close to Thaton.
		Suryavarman II (1113-50) conquered Champa and campaigned against the Vietnamese; at one point there was a Khmer army in Thanh Hoa, just 80 miles south of Hanoi.
		After Suryavarman II was gone the Chams successfully revolted, and in 1177 they sailed up the Mekong River and plundered Angkor itself.
	www.guidetothailand.com /thailand-history/khmers.htm (1329 words)

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		Because this sandstone was so difficult to cut, there is almost no relief carving on the towers and their blocks are especially massive.
		Since the top towers and other parts of Takeo are constructed out of a particularly granite-like sandstone - harder than ordinary iron - called grauwacke, instead of the usual arkose sandstone, it has been postulated that access to the arkose quarries of Kulen was denied Jayaviravarman.
		After he came to power in 1011, King Suryavarman I gave the temple of Takeo to the Brahman priest Yogishvara Pandita.
	kaladarshan.arts.ohio-state.edu /seasia/takeo.html (529 words)

	Devaraja (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Suryavarman II Devaraja (God-King) Suryavarman II (pronounced Saw-Ree-Yah-Var-Ram-Man) who ruled from (1113-1150) ordered the construction of Angkor Wat that was his finest monument that the Khmer people regard as theirs.
		An inscription showed that he couldn't have been more than 20 years old when ascended the throne, Suryavarman II was related through his mother to the king s of Mahidharapura.
		Here on the bas-relief of Angkor Wat Devaraja Suryavarman II seated on his royal throne, is having an audience with his subjects and ministers shaded by a large number of parasols, two pairs of long staffed fans, several fly whisks accompanied by royal attendants.
	www.angelfire.com /art/devaraja/devaraja.htm (194 words)

	Angkor Archaeological Park Cambodia - History of Angkorian Era Khmer Empire. Angkor Wat, Bayon, Angkor Thom, Ta Prohm, ...
		A century later, King Suryavarman II led several successful campaigns against the Khmer’s traditional eastern enemy, Champa, in central and southern Vietnam.
		Under Suryavarman II in the early 12th century, the empire was at its political/territorial apex.
		Angkor Wat was constructed as Suryavarman II’s state-temple and perhaps as his funerary temple.
	www.canbypublications.com /siemreap/history.htm (2124 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Preah Vihear
		The province is named after the eponymous temple of Preah Vihear, also known as Prasat Khao Phra Wiharn in Thai, perched on a hilltop with a commanding view of its surroundings.
		Predating Angkor Wat by 100 years, the history of the temple/fortress is somewhat unclear, but it is known to be dedicated to the god Shiva and thought to have been constructed in the reign of Suryavarman I (1002-50), with further significant additions by Suryavarman II (1113-50).
		Due to its location on the border between Cambodia and Thailand, ownership of the area was disputed until 1967, when the International Court of Justice ruled that it belonged to Cambodia — which soon after plunged into civil war.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Preah_Vihear (344 words)

	Cambodian Architecture: Angkor City architecture and historical sites
		Suryavarman II began his rule in 1113 and died in 1150.
		However, Suryavarman is best known for building Angkor Wat--the royal temple and tomb of world acclaim.
		After Suryavarman's death the kingdom fell into disarray and Angkor itself was sacked by the Chams in 1177.
	www.orientalarchitecture.com /angkor/ANGKORMAP.htm (933 words)

	Indochina Exklusive by Myanmar Travel Ltd. - travel and tours to Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		King Suryavarman I started the largest ancient Khmer pond (respectively reservoir) which was completed by King Udayadityavarman II.
		This was the palace of King Suryavarman I, built around the beginning of the 11th century.
		It was built by King Suryavarman II in the middle of the 12th century over a period of about 30 years.
	www.indochinaexclusive.com /cadestinations.html (1889 words)

	NokorThom
		We had seen that Suryavarman had expanded the Angkorean empire by subduing his enemies, one of which was Rahu of the Ramana country.
		Dharanindravarman II was the cousin of Suryavarman II and was undoubtedly the son of Dharanindravarman I deposed by the latter.
		The connection to Harshavarman III, the previous contender of Suryavarman II, and the obscure end of the latter' s reign suggest that the reign of Dharanindravarman II was a stage back against Suryavarman II.
	home.att.net /~khmerheritage/NokorThom.html (3030 words)

	Dance \| the Spirit of Cambodia \| Arts & Culture
		What we know about Yasodharapura, which was abandoned in the sixteenth century, comes from what remains of its walls, reservoirs, roads and above all, its religious buildings, which were built of stone and laterite to honor the Buddha or a pantheon of Indian gods.
		Angkor Wat, built in the early twelfth century, served as a monument to a powerful king, Suryavarman II, and also as his tomb, The temple, dedicated to Vishnu, covers over a square mile.
		Its beautifully carved bas relieves depict scenes from the Indian epic, the Ramayana and from Suryavarman’s life.
	www.asiasource.org /cambodia/chandlerlegacy.htm (859 words)

	Angkor 7th Travel, Siem Reap Surrounding
		It's covered an area of 200 hectares, and it was built by king Suryavarman II in the middle of the 12th century over a period of around 30 years.
		Built by King Suryavarman II from the end of the 11th to the first half of the 12th century and dedicated to Brahmanism.
		It was established by the King Suryavarman I in 1054.
	www.angkor7thtravel.com /siem_reap.php (632 words)

	Chronology of Cambodian History, Angkor Era (802-1431)
		Not much is known about Jayaviravarman; he is said to rule concurrently over different portions of Cambodia from 1002 until Suryavarman conquers the whole country and ruled exclusively in 1010 A.D. Suryavarman I (r.
		King Suryavarman II sends 20,000 men to attack the Dai Viet and is defeated.
		King Suryavarman II carries out another major campaign against the Dai Viet, without the Cham as allies, and is defeated.
	www.geocities.com /khmerchronology/angkor.htm (1085 words)

	History of Angkor
		The peripheral land of the empire was lost to the invading Thais from the West and the Vietnamese from the East.
		During the reign of King Suryavarman II (1113-1150) who built Angkor Wat temple, the Chams from Champa from the East (now Vietnam) began armed incursions and sacked Angkor.
		Following the death of King Suryavarman II and the Cham invasion, Angkor is again invaded and sacked this time by the Thai armies, based in the western part of the empire.
	www.travel-cambodia.com /cam-travel-info/history_angkor.htm (690 words)

	Stones in the Sky - Beng Mealea
		King Suryavarman II was also a "kamrateng jagat ta rajya", a "God of Royalty, of his kingdom" and continued the "devaraja' cult with his chief priest Divakarapandita and the dynasty of Mahidharapura with all the temples using the sivaic forms.
		King Suryavarman II was truly the great builder King of the Khmer Empire noted also for the construction of Preah Pithu, Chausay Tevoda, Thommanon, Banteay Samré and Preah Khan de Kompong svai.
		The controversy surrounding King Suryavarman II was whether he had Beng Mealea built before of after Angkor Wat.
	www.earthportals.com /Portal_Messenger/stonesinsky10.html (1285 words)

	Kampong Thom, Tour Kampong Thom, Kampong Thom Tour, Kampong Thom Tours, Tours Kampong Thom
		The two kings claimed that they were on throne at the same year, this leading to war between king and king until 1006.
		Then the king Suryavarman I conquered Yasodharpura city, however the war still lasted for 04 years to end.
		In 1010, the king Suryavarman I gained success over the entire territory and had full power in the country.
	www.vietnamtravelkey.com /cambodia/Kampong_Thom.htm (3189 words)

	Hindu Religion -Khmer Temple and Mythology
		The most influential reigns were those of the three kings responsible for the major territorial conquests - Indravarman I, Suryavarman I and Suryavarman II - end the king who undertook the largest building programme of any, Jayavarman VII.
		Reigning from 1113 to at least 1150 (the exact dote of his death is unknown), Suryavarman II was both the greatest conqueror in Khmer history and the builder of the largest and most famous of all temple-mountains, Angkor Wat.
		He too was from the dynasty that started in the Mun valley, and came to power as a result of a struggle in which he defeated two other kings (one of them his great-uncle Dharanindravarman I); an inscription found at wat Phu mentions the he had "taken the royalty by unifying a double kingdom".
	www.onlinedarshan.com /khmer_temple/khmer_history1.htm (829 words)

	Suryavarman II
		The King then performed the sacrifices, beginning with the sacred mysteries, had the solemn fetes accomplished, and gave rich presents, such as palaquins, fans, fly-swatters, crowns, buckles, pendants, bracelets and rings." Inscription gives an account of the inauguration of Suryavarman II.
		The third year kien-yuen (1128), the Emperor conferred high dignities on the king of Chenla, who was recognized great vassal of the Empire.
		Some difficulties relative to the affairs of commerce were then examined and regulated." Chinese account of Suryavarman II's embassies.
	angkor1431.tripod.com /index/id20.html (801 words)

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