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Angkor's Water Crisis: The Canal That Dried Up
Season 1 Episode 48
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the engineering marvels and fatal flaws of Angkor's water management system. They focus on the massive canal …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Angkor's Missing Horses: Cavalry and Collapse
Season 1 Episode 47
When Zhou Daguan visited Angkor in 1296, he noted a curious absence—the Khmer had no horses. This episode explores how the empire's reliance on war e…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Ta Moan and the Silk Road of the Gods
Season 1 Episode 46
In this episode of Fexingo History, Lucas and Luna explore the little-known story of Ta Moan, a remote Khmer temple complex perched on the border bet…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Angkor's Disappearing City: The Rise and Fall of Koh Ker
Season 1 Episode 45
In this episode, Lucas and Luna dive into the short-lived but spectacular capital of the Khmer Empire under King Jayavarman IV at Koh Ker, also known…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The Betel Leaf Economy That Shaped Angkor's Fate
Season 1 Episode 44
In this episode of Fexingo History, Lucas and Luna explore the hidden role of betel leaf and areca nut in the Khmer Empire's economy and culture. Fro…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Jayavarman VII's Great Queen and the Fall of Angkor
Season 1 Episode 43
In this episode, we explore the life and influence of Queen Indradevi, the great queen of King Jayavarman VII, and her role in the Khmer Empire's fin…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The Devaraja Cult Collapse That Ended Angkor
Season 1 Episode 42
Episode 42 of Fexingo History's Khmer Empire series picks up where earlier episodes on Theravada conversion and climate collapse left off, but focuse…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Angkor's Lost City: The Rise and Fall of Koh Ker
Season 1 Episode 41
Most people think Angkor was always the capital of the Khmer Empire. But for a brief, explosive period in the 10th century, a usurper king named Jaya…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The Poison Tree Conspiracy: Angkor's Royal Spice Plot
Season 1 Episode 40
Lucas and Luna explore a lesser-known scandal from the final decades of the Khmer Empire: the alleged use of poisonous spices to assassinate court ri…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
The Inscription That Rewrote Angkor's Fall
Season 1 Episode 39
In 1431, Ayutthayan forces sacked Angkor Thom, but the Khmer Empire didn't collapse overnight. This episode digs into a single stone inscription from…
2 months, 4 weeks ago