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The Tale of Angkor's Stone Carvers and the Lost Devaraja
Season 2 Episode 78
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the often-overlooked world of the Khmer Empire's stone carvers and temple builders. They discuss how the deva…
2 months ago
Angkor's Collapse: The Theravada Buddhist Schism That Broke the Devara
Season 2 Episode 77
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore a pivotal but often overlooked factor in the Khmer Empire's decline: the religious schism between the Maha Ni…
2 months ago
Angkor's War Elephants: The Decline of Khmer Military Might
Season 2 Episode 76
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the decline of the Khmer Empire's war elephant corps, a critical factor in Angkor's vulnerability to Ayutthay…
2 months ago
Angkor's Last Stand: The Forgotten Battle of Tonle Sap
Season 2 Episode 75
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore a little-known but decisive military engagement in the final decades of the Khmer Empire: the Battle of Tonle…
2 months ago
The Siege of Angkor: How Ayutthaya Conquered the Khmer Capital
Season 2 Episode 74
In 1431, the Siamese kingdom of Ayutthaya launched a devastating siege against Angkor, the capital of the Khmer Empire. This episode focuses on that …
2 months, 1 week ago
Angkor's Last King: Jayavarman IX and the End
Season 2 Episode 73
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the final century of the Khmer Empire through the shadowy reign of Jayavarman IX, the last king to leave a ma…
2 months, 1 week ago
Angkor's Abandonment: The Khmer Empire's Final Years
Season 2 Episode 72
In the final decades of the Khmer Empire, a slow abandonment of Angkor began that historians still debate. This episode traces the last known inscrip…
2 months, 1 week ago
Angkor's Vietnamese Campaigns and the Shifting Southeast Asian Balance
Season 2 Episode 71
This episode of Fexingo History explores a little-known turning point in the decline of the Khmer Empire: the devastating Vietnamese campaigns of the…
2 months, 1 week ago
Angkor's Abandoned Roads: The Infrastructure That Failed the Khmer Empire
Season 2 Episode 70
When Angkor fell, historians long blamed Siamese invasions or environmental collapse. But a less-known factor may have been just as decisive: the emp…
2 months, 1 week ago
Angkor's Water Crisis: The Canals That Doomed the Khmer Empire
Season 2 Episode 69
In episode 69, Lucas and Luna examine the hydraulic infrastructure of Angkor—the vast system of canals, reservoirs, and embankments that sustained th…
2 months, 1 week ago