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Jayavarman II(be fore 802) Jayavarman II, when as a prince, was being held as a Chenla hostage to the Java court. Getting a chance to return to his motherland, he vigorously pursued for powers and became the king in 790 A.D. For the next 12 years, he carried out many battles around the regions and tried to seek a perfect home for his own kingdom. When Jayavarman II became stronger, he decided to establish his capital Hariharala in the region of Roluos on the plain northwest of Tonle Sap. In 802, Jayavarman II crowned himself for the second time, which marked as a starting point of the Khmer Civilization and the birth of the Angkor Empire. He made a breakthrough by proclaiming himself to be a universal monarch of Khmer in a ritual ceremony borrowed from Hinduism as a "god-king" or deva-raja. In the ritual, he worshipped god Shiva, a supreme Hindu deity, who was known by the Khmer for a long time as a god of protector. Being revered as a god-king, King Jayavarman II had ps

1///JayavarmanII(802-834A.D.) Jayavarman II, when as a prince, was being held as a Chenla hostage to the Java court. Getting a chance to return to his motherland, he vigorously pursued for powers and became the king in 790 A.D. For the next 12 years, he carried out many battles around the regions and tried to seek a perfect home for his own kingdom. When Jayavarman II became stronger, he decided to establish his capital Hariharala in the region of Roluos on the plain northwest of Tonle Sap. In 802, Jayavarman II crowned himself for the second time, which marked as a starting point of the Khmer Civilization and the birth of the Angkor Empire. He made a breakthrough by proclaiming himself to be a universal monarch of Khmer in a ritual ceremony borrowed from Hinduism as a "god-king" or deva-raja. In the ritual, he worshipped god Shiva, a supreme Hindu deity, who was known by the Khmer for a long time as a god of protector. Being revered as a god-king, King Jayavarman II ha

Prehistory Several prehistoric sites are known in Cambodia (inc. Samrong Sen, Anlong Phdao, Melou Prei, and Laang Spean). It is believed that many more prehistoric sites exist, but have yet to be discovered. However, remnants of circular earthwork villages dating from the Neolithic times are found in the province of Kompong Cham. Ancient stone, bronze tools and weapons, enigmatic bronze drums similar to those found at the Dong Son site in Vietnam (thought to be used in rain and war ceremonies), and ancient ceramics have been found and documented. Current archaeological research into Cambodia’s extensive prehistory will no doubt provide better insight into the lives of the people who made these objects, and give us a more concrete time-frame for their dates of manufacture. Ceramics Recent archaeological excavations at Angkor Borei (in southern Cambodia) have recovered a large number of ceramics, some of which probably date back to the prehistoric period. Most of the pottery, however, da

ANGKOR THOM ENCLOSURE & GATES Title: the great city Date: late 12th C Style: Bayon Walls constructed and rebuilt by: Jayavarman VII and successors Reigned: 1181-c.1220 Location: Angkor Thom Religion: Buddhist Historic restoration by members of the EFEO Restored (date): 1908, 1944-46, 1955, 1960 Restored (by): Commaille, Marchal, Glaize, Groslier ANGKOR WAT Title: the city that is a temple Date: early 12th C Style: Angkor Wat Temple constructed by: Suryavarman II Reigned: 1113-c.1150 Location: Angkor Religion: Brahmanic (Vishnu) Historic restoration by members of the EFEO Restored (date): 1908-11, 1948, 1950, 1954, 1961 Restored (by): Commaille, Trouvé, Brunet, Lagisquet BAKONG Date: 881 Style: Preah Ko Temple constructed rebuilt by: Jayavarman III, Indravarman I, Yasovarman II Reigned: 877-c.886 Location: Roluos Religion: Brahmanic (Shiva) Historic restoration by members of the EFEO Restored (date): 1936, 1936-43 Restored (by): Marchal, Glaize BANTEAY KDEI Title: the citadel of the