Tag: Ancient Cambodia

The history of Chenla (Khmer: ចេនឡា, Chinese: 真腊/真臘), a transitional but pivotal polity in Southeast Asia, is enshrouded in mystery: ...

Jayavarman I was the last ruler of the united Chenla kingdom, reigning from around 657 to 681, and played a ...

Bakong temple in Hariharalaya (©Pascal Médeville) Introduction Hariharalaya  (Khmer: ហរិហរាល័យ) is widely regarded as the birthplace of the great Khmer ...

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

One of the projecting stairways of the Terrace of the Elephants (©Pascal Médeville) The Terrace of the Elephants is one ...