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	Khmer empire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Jayavarman II lived as a prince at the court of Java, whether as a prisoner or for his education (or both) has not yet been established.
		From 968 to 1001 reigned the son of Rajendravarman II, Jayavarman V.
		Indravarman II was succeeded by Jayavarman VIII (reigned 1243-1295).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Khmer_empire (1968 words)

	Angkor Wat, Cambodia - Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
		Built for King Suryavarman II in the 12th century, Angkor Wat is the most famous temple in Cambodia and is probably the largest religious monument ever constructed.
		It was constructed to serve both as a sepulchre for Suryavarman II, whose regime had adopted some aspects of Hinduism, and as a celebration of his status as an incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu.
		The reliefs depict historical episodes in the life of King Suryavarman II; scenes from the Hindu epics the Ramayana and the Mahabharata; the exploits of the Hindu gods Shiva and Vishnu with celestial nymphs known as apsarases; and scenes from the daily life of the Khmer people at the time the complex was built.
	www.galenfrysinger.com /angkor_wat.htm (625 words)

	Angkor Wat Period Cambodia Travel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		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)

	Suryavarman II
		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.
	angkor1431.tripod.com /index/id20.html (801 words)

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		Releasing the ocean of his armies on the fields of combat, he (Suryavarman II) gave terrible battle; leaping on the head of the elephant of the enemy king, he slew him, just as Garuda swooping down from the top of a mountain kills a serpent.
		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/AngkorWat.html (1682 words)

	Suryavarman II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Suryavarman II depicted in a bas-relief at 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.
		During his reign, he reunited the Empire after years of unrest and expanded its borders to cover much of present-day Thailand as well as parts of Vietnam and Malaysia, although all three of his campaigns against the Dai Viet failed.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Suryavarman_II (136 words)

	Untitled Document
		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.
		For all 37 years of the reign of King Suryavarman then, the Khmer nation was particularly joined to the sun god and to Vishnu, through the temple of Angkor Wat and the king.
		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.
	kaladarshan.arts.ohio-state.edu /seasia/angkor.html (3493 words)

	Ankgor, Cambodia - Archaeological Site
		The Cham threat was overcome by Suryavarman II, who in 1144 defeated the Chams and sacked their capital.
		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)

	Encyclopedia: Suryavarman II
		The main entrance to the temple proper, seen from the eastern end of the Naga causeway Angkor Wat (or Angkor Vat) is a temple at Angkor, Cambodia, built for king Suryavarman II in the early 12th century as his state temple and capital city.
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		Dharanindravarman II (Paramanishkalapada) was king of the Khmer Empire from 1150 to 1160.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Suryavarman-II (428 words)

	Suryavarman II History Summary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Ruler of the Khmer or Angkor Empire in what is today Cambodia, Suryavarman II spent much of his reign battling for control of Southeast Asia.
		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.
	www.bookrags.com /history/sciencehistory/suryavarman-ii-scit-0212345 (560 words)

	Devaraja (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		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)

	Global Heritage Fund - Site Profile
		The city of Angkor, the capital of the ancient Khmer Empire located in northwest Cambodia, was founded in 9th century AD by King Jayavarman, and reached its peak under Kings Suryavarman II and Jayavarman VII in the 12th century.
		From the time of Jayavarman II (AD 802-850) to the demise of the Khmer Empire, Khmer kings ruled, not only by divine consent, but also by being considered divine themselves and worshipped as gods.
		King Suryavarman II, continuing in the tradition of the cult of Devaraja, chose the god Vishnu and built the temple to honour both himself and the god (essentially the same being in the Devaraja tradition), and also to serve as his eventual burial site.
	www.globalheritagefund.org /sites/apac/angkor.html (1334 words)

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		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.
		The inscription of Say-Fong (Laos) introduced Jayavarman VII as the son of Dharanindravarman II and a princess of Jayadityapura.
	home.att.net /~khmerheritage/NokorThom.html (2459 words)

	Berosus on the Khmers - Part II
		Suryavarman's son, Udayadityavarman II (1050-66), fought an inconclusive war with the Burmese, who thought the Khmers were getting too close for comfort.
		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.ancientworlds.net /aw/Post/109931 (738 words)

	Untitled Document
		After Jayavarman II dies in 834, he is succeeded by an unknown Jayavarman IIa - an unrecorded son perhaps, who fills in the gap in time until we hear of Jayavarman III (r.
		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)

	Suryavarman II -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Suryavarman defeated rival claimants to the throne and established sole rule over Cambodia by 1113, reuniting the country after more than 50 years of unrest.
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	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9070482?tocId=9070482 (820 words)

	Cambodia - THE ANGKORIAN PERIOD
		The Angkorian period lasted from the early ninth century to the early fifteenth century A.D. In terms of cultural accomplishments and political power, this was the golden age of Khmer civilization.
		Suryavarman II (1113-50), one of the greatest Angkorian monarchs, expanded his kingdom's territory in a series of successful wars against the kingdom of Champa in central Vietnam, the kingdom of Nam Viet in northern Vietnam, and the small Mon polities as far west as the Irrawaddy River of Burma.
		Suryavarman II's reign was followed, however, by thirty years of dynastic upheaval and an invasion by the neighboring Cham, who destroyed the city of Angkor in 1177.
	countrystudies.us /cambodia/7.htm (994 words)

	Stones in the Sky - Beng Mealea
		Jayavarman II was the 1st soveriegn and was also the cakravartin "God of the Royalty, of the Kingdom", also known as the "kamrateng jagat ta rajya".
		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.
	www.earthportals.com /Portal_Messenger/stonesinsky10.html (1285 words)

	Khmer Empire History Summary
		Suryavarman II came to power in the twelfth century.
		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.
		However, Jayavarman VII, a relative of Suryavarman II and a devout Buddhist living in exile, rallied his people and not only drove the Chams out of Cambodia, but also conquered Champa and much of present-day Laos, Thailand, and Malaysia.
	www.bookrags.com /history/worldhistory/khmer-empire-ema-03 (918 words)

	World Heritage Sites: Angkor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		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.redtailcanyon.com /items/13051.aspx (3715 words)

	Angkor Wat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Angkor Wat (or Angkor Vat) is a temple at Angkor, Cambodia, built for king Suryavarman II in the early 12th century as his state temple and capital city.
		The initial design and construction of the temple took place in the first half of the 12th century, during the reign of Suryavarman II (ruled 1113–c.
		On the southern gallery follow the only historical scene, a procession of Suryavarman II, then the 32 hells and 37 heavens of Hindu mythology.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Angkor_Wat (3123 words)

	Cambodia Info
		It was built during the early 12th century by Suryavarman II, and is dedicated to the Hindu god, Vishnu.
		This brick and laterite temple was built in the latter part of the 10th century, during the reign of Rajendravarman II.
		This was the palace of Suryavarman I, built around the beginning of the 11th century.
	www.traveller2000.com /province/cambodia/cambodia_1.html (1116 words)

	http://www.camdodo.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		It is generally accepted the Angkor Wat was a funerary temple for the king Suryavarman II (ruled 1112-1152) to honour Vishnu, the Hindu deity who the king identified with.
		It was probably built by King Suryavarman II (1113-1150) between 11th to the 12th century and dedicated to Brahmanism.
		Located 400m east of the East Baray, built by Suryavarman II (1113-1150) in the middle of 12th century, and dedicated to Vishnu.
	www.camdodo.com /angkor.asp (3887 words)

	The Temples of Angkor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		At the apex of Khmer political and military dominance in the region, Suryavarman II constructed Angkor Wat in the form of a massive 'temple-mountain' dedicated to the Hindu god, Vishnu.
		Bas-relief highlights include the mythological Battle of Kuru on the west wall; the historical march of the army of Suryavarman II, builder of Angkor Wat, against the Cham, followed by scenes from Heaven and Hell on the south wall; and the classic ‘Churning of the Ocean Milk’ on the north wall.
		Phnom Kulen is the mountain on which Jayavarman II initiated a royal 'god of the king' linga cult in 802AD, declaring a unified and independent Cambodia under a single ruler.
	www.canbypublications.com /siemreap/srtemples.htm (5858 words)

	VirtualTourist.com - l_joo's Cambodia Travelogue - History of Cambodia
		To acquire strong supports, Rajendravarman II reordered the state by dividing the kingdom into vishaya or provinces whose rulers were his loyal chieftains.
		Evidently, Rajendravarman II had a strong military power as he did not only wage civil war with his rivals, but even sacked the Champa Kingdom located to the east in modern Vietnam and the Thai tribal states to the west.
		He was the son of Rajendravarman II and succeeded the supreme throne after his father in 968 A.D. Jayavarman V had to fight vigorously with other princes in order to maintain his kingship.
	members.virtualtourist.com /m/tt/13150 (6165 words)

	GodKings and Suryavarman II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		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 /dept/d10/asb/anthro2003/archy/angkor/primer6.html (264 words)

	Phanom Rung
		Unique for Phanom Rung is the 15 doorways spanning 75 metres through the temple complex allowing the rays of the rising sun to penetrate the temple casting its light on the lingam in the central sanctuary four times a year.
		7 and 9 from 1150 AD are from the end of the reign of Suriyavarman II (rule: 1113-1150) and refer to the families that were connected with Phanom Rung, especially Narendraditya who constructed the main temple and his son Hiranya who continued with the construction and also made the inscription in honour of his father.
		Narendraditya was of the Mahidharapura dynasty and played an important role in the campaigns of Suryavarman II and was rewarded with the governorships of cities under the power of the Mahidharapura dynasty.
	www.sundial.thai-isan-lao.com /phanom_rung.html (1503 words)

	Guide to the Temples of Angkor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Jayavarman II was the first king of the Angkorian era, though his origins are recorded in history that borders on legend.
		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 (2094 words)

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