Tag: Khmer Empire

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 ...

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

Picture of the day: A dinosaur in a Khmer temple! The "dinosaur of Ta Prohm" is a bas-relief carving at ...

Map of Southeast Asia circa 900 CE, showing the Khmer Empire in red, Champa in yellow and Haripunjaya in light ...

Prey Veng Province (ខេត្តព្រៃវែង) is one of Cambodia’s most populous and historically significant provinces, situated in the country's southeastern region ...

Preah Vihear Temple (Photo: William Brehm, CC BY 2.0) Preah Vihear Temple (ប្រាសាទព្រះវិហារ) is one of Cambodia’s most remarkable and ...