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The Lost Reservoir That Broke Angkor's Water System
Season 3 Episode 108
When you think of Angkor's collapse, you probably think of drought, invasion, or religious upheaval. But what if the key was one massive engineering …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Fall of Angkor: What Really Happened After 1431
Season 3 Episode 107
When Angkor fell to Ayutthaya in 1431, the story didn't end. In this episode, Lucas and Luna look at the years immediately after the sack — a messy, …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Merchant Who Brought Down Angkor: A Chinese Account
Season 3 Episode 106
Long before European traders reached Southeast Asia, a Chinese merchant named Xue Cheng recorded his journey through the dying Khmer Empire in the 14…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Priest Who Outlived an Empire: Hinduism's Last Stand at Angkor
Season 3 Episode 105
In the early 15th century, as Angkor crumbled and Theravada Buddhism swept across Cambodia, a lone Brahmin priest named Divakara performed the last k…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Heretic King: Jayavarman VII's Buddhist Revolution
Season 3 Episode 104
Before Angkor became a Buddhist kingdom, it was ruled by Shaiva kings who worshipped the devaraja — a linga enshrined at the heart of the state cult.…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The King Who Walked Away: Jayavarman IX's Strange Abdication
Season 3 Episode 103
Why would a god-king abandon his throne? In 1327, Jayavarman IX vanished from the historical record, leaving a mysterious inscription on the Angkor W…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Siege of Angkor 1431: How Ayutthaya Conquered Yasodharapura
Season 3 Episode 102
In 1431, the Siamese kingdom of Ayutthaya laid siege to Angkor Thom, the Khmer capital, in a campaign that would end centuries of Khmer dominance. Th…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Spider King Who Saved a Dynasty: Jayavarman VII's Rise
Season 3 Episode 101
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the extraordinary rise of Jayavarman VII, the Khmer Empire's most prolific builder and the ruler who pulled t…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Angkor's Last Stand: The Fall of Yasodharapura to Ayutthaya
Season 2 Episode 100
In 1431, the Ayutthayan army under King Borommaracha II laid siege to Yasodharapura, the last capital of the Khmer Empire. For months, the Khmer defe…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Elephant Bridges of Angkor: Khmer War Logistics
Season 2 Episode 99
In this episode of the Khmer Empire's Sudden Collapse Explained, Lucas and Luna explore a largely overlooked aspect of Angkor's military power: the e…
1 month, 3 weeks ago