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Jayavarman VII built 121 "houses with fire" rest houses built every fifteen kilometers along raised highways for travellers, and 102 hospitals. His was the " Buddhism of the Greater Vehicle ". However, Brahmans continued to play a "role at court", with Hrishikesa being made chief priest, with the title Jayamahapradhana.
Angkor scholar George Coedès has theorized that Jayavarman VII stood squarely in the tradition of the Khmer monarchs in thinking of himself as a devaraja (god-king), the difference being that while his predecessors were Hindus and associated themselves with Brahma and his symbol the, chaturmukha (four faces), Jayavarman VII was a Buddhist. [9]
Preah Khan was built on the site of Jayavarman VII's victory over the invading Chams in 1191 [citation needed].Unusually the modern name, meaning "holy sword", is derived from the meaning of the original—Nagara Jayasri (holy city of victory).
Jayavarman VIII: 1243–1295 Mahidharapura Khmer Empire Srindravarman: 1295–1307 Mahidharapura Khmer Empire Srindrajayavarman: 1308–1327 Mahidharapura Khmer Empire Jayavarman Paramesvara: 1327–1336 House of Mahidharapura The last King of Cambodia whose name appears on a Sanskrit stone inscription End of rule by the House of Mahidharapura
Angkor Thom was established as the capital of Jayavarman VII's empire and was the centre of his massive building program. One inscription found in the city refers to Jayavarman as the groom and the city as his bride. [4]: 121 Angkor Thom seems not to be the first Khmer capital on the site, however.
Jayavarman IV, ruled c. 928–941; Jayavarman V, ruled c. 968–1001; Jayavarman VI, ruled c. 1090–1107; Jayavarman VII, ruled 1181–1219; Jayavarman VIII, ruled 1243–1295; Kings of central India: Jayavarman (Chandela dynasty), ruled c. 1110-1120; Jayavarman I (Paramara dynasty), ruled c. 1142-43; Jayavarman II (Paramara dynasty), ruled c ...
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In 1190, the Khmer king Jayavarman VII appointed a Cham prince named Vidyanandana, who had defected to Jayavarman in 1182 and had been educated at Angkor, to lead the Khmer army. Vidyanandana defeated the Chams, and proceeded to occupy Vijaya and captured Jaya Indravarman IV, whom he sent back to Angkor as a prisoner.