History

Cham dvarapalas in the Museum of Cham Sculpture in Danang, Vietnam (©Pascal Médeville) In the Wake of Empires In the...

Signed in February 1904 between France and Siam (now Thailand), the Franco–Siamese Treaty of 1904 marked a pivotal moment in...

On a sweltering day in September 1966, at Phnom Penh’s Olympic Stadium, more than 100,000 people waited in anticipation. General...

General de Gaulle in 1963 (Bundesarchiv, B 145 Bild-F015892-0010 / Ludwig Wegmann / CC BY-SA 3.0) General Charles de Gaulle's...

The ancient Khmer Empire, centered in Angkor, Cambodia, is remembered not only for its monumental stone temples such as Angkor...

At the beginning of the 13th century, the Chinese traveler Zhou Daguan described Phimeanakas (Khmer: ប្រាសាទភិមាអាកាស) as the "Golden Tower,"...

Preah Ko Temple in Hariharalaya (Roluos) (©Pascal Médeville) Introduction Jayavarman II (Khmer: ជ័យវរ្ម័នទី២) (ca.770-850) is widely regarded as the founder...

Cover of Pelliot’s translation of Zhou Daguan’s book Introduction In the tapestry of medieval Asian history, few figures are as...

King Suryavarman II is shown seated majestically on his throne with attendants holding fans and parasols, demonstrating his royal authority...

1958 Cambodian stamps commemorating King Ang Duong King Ang Duong អង្គឌួង (1796–1860) is one of Cambodia's most pivotal monarchs, renowned...