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Angkor's Final Siege: The Ayutthayan Conquest of 1431
Season 1 Episode 28
In 1431, the Khmer capital Angkor Thom fell to the Siamese kingdom of Ayutthaya in a brutal siege that marked the empire's final collapse. This episo…
3 months ago
Angkor's Water Engine: The Baray System That Failed
Season 1 Episode 27
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the engineering marvel that sustained Angkor for centuries—and ultimately contributed to its collapse. They d…
3 months ago
The Megadrought That Collapsed Angkor
Season 1 Episode 26
In Episode 25 of Fexingo History, Lucas and Luna revisit the collapse of the Khmer Empire through the lens of a recent scientific breakthrough. Tree-…
3 months ago
Angkor's Water Crisis: The Megadrought That Killed an Empire
Season 1 Episode 25
For centuries, the Khmer Empire thrived on an intricate water management system of canals, reservoirs, and barays that transformed the monsoon into a…
3 months ago
The Curse of Angkor's Leper King: Disease, Not Myth
Season 1 Episode 24
In this episode of the Khmer Empire series, we unravel the mystery of Angkor's Leper King, not as a mythological figure but as a historical ruler pos…
3 months ago
The Engineer of Angkor: How Indravarman Mastered Water
Season 1 Episode 23
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the reign of Indravarman I, the 9th-century Khmer king who transformed Angkor from a struggling settlement in…
3 months ago
The Fire That Consumed Angkor: Angkor's Great Fire of 1177
Season 1 Episode 22
In 1177, a Cham fleet sailed up the Mekong and across the Tonle Sap, surprising the Khmer capital. The resulting sack and fire devastated Angkor, top…
3 months ago
The Mystery of Angkor Wat's Abandonment
Season 1 Episode 21
Why was Angkor Wat, the world's largest religious monument, abandoned after the fall of the Khmer Empire? In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the…
3 months ago
The Leper King's Statue: Medical Mystery or Royal Portrait?
Season 1 Episode 20
On the Terrace of the Leper King in Angkor Thom sits a mysterious naked statue, its gender ambiguous and its skin pitted like leprosy. For centuries …
3 months, 1 week ago
The Priest-King Revolt: Angkor's Hindu-Buddhist Civil War
Season 1 Episode 19
In the late 13th century, the Khmer Empire was torn apart by a religious civil war between the established Hindu priestly elite and the rising Therav…
3 months, 1 week ago