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Angkor's Elephant Armies and the Fall of the Khmer Empire
Season 2 Episode 58
In Episode 58 of Fexingo History, Lucas and Luna explore the overlooked role of war elephants in the rise and sudden collapse of the Khmer Empire. Dr…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Angkor's Royal Succession Crisis: The King Who Refused the Crown
Season 2 Episode 57
In the late 13th century, the Khmer Empire faced a succession crisis that reshaped its destiny. When King Jayavarman VIII died, his son-in-law Srindr…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Angkor's Theravada Conversion: Buddhism That Changed an Empire
Season 2 Episode 56
Why did the Khmer Empire abandon its centuries-old Hindu devaraja cult in favor of Theravada Buddhism? This episode explores the religious transforma…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
The Chinese Envoy Who Saw Angkor's Last Days
Season 2 Episode 55
When Zhou Daguan visited Angkor in 1296, the Khmer Empire was still magnificent — but already cracking. His journal, 'The Customs of Cambodia', is th…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Angkor's Lost Port: The Tonle Sap Trade That Powered an Empire
Season 2 Episode 54
Before Angkor fell, it was a hub of international trade. This episode explores the role of the Tonle Sap lake as a vital port linking the Khmer Empir…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
The Leper King: Skin Disease That Shattered an Empire
Season 2 Episode 53
This episode digs into the life and mysterious death of Yasovarman I, the Leper King of Angkor. But more than a biography, we explore how a single di…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Angkor's Last Siege: The Fall of Yasodharapura
Season 2 Episode 52
In this episode, Lucas and Luna revisit the final days of Angkor — not the slow decline from climate stress or religious conversion, but the violent …
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Angkor's Neak Ta: The Spirit Guardians That Outlived an Empire
Season 2 Episode 51
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the quiet survival of Neak Ta—the ancestral spirit cults that predated Angkor and outlasted its fall. While k…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Angkor's Rice Revolution That Backfired
Season 1 Episode 50
In the centuries before Angkor's collapse, the Khmer Empire engineered an agricultural transformation unlike any in Southeast Asia. Rice paddies expa…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Angkor's Iron Fails: The Weapon Crisis That Doomed an Empire
Season 1 Episode 49
By the 14th century, the Khmer Empire faces a crippling shortage of iron, essential for weapons and tools. Lucas and Luna explore how the loss of iro…
2 months, 3 weeks ago