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Angkor is abandoned as the Khmer capital

1431 CE · Cambodia, Asia · Politics

Angkor is abandoned as the Khmer capital
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Angkor Wat is a Vaishnava Hindu and Theravada Buddhist temple complex in Siem Reap, Cambodia, and the largest religious complex in the world. Located on a site measuring 162. 6 hectares within the ancient capital of Angkor, it was constructed between 1113 and 1150 CE during the reign of the Khmer king Suryavarman II as a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu.

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