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Angkor's Hidden Enemy: The Disease That Helped Topple an Empire
Season 4 Episode 188
This episode explores a lesser-known factor in the Khmer Empire's collapse: disease. We dive into how the elaborate water management system—the baray…
1 week, 3 days ago
The Tai Migration That Reshaped Southeast Asia
Season 4 Episode 187
In this episode of Fexingo History, Lucas and Luna explore how the gradual migration of Tai-speaking peoples from the north into the heartlands of th…
1 week, 3 days ago
The Trade Route Shift That Doomed Angkor
Season 4 Episode 186
The fall of Angkor is usually blamed on Ayutthaya's siege or climate change, but a quieter shift in global trade may have sealed the empire's fate. I…
1 week, 4 days ago
When Kublai Khan Came for Angkor: The Mongol Tribute That Changed an Empire
Season 4 Episode 185
In the late 13th century, the Mongol Empire under Kublai Khan turned its attention to Southeast Asia. After devastating campaigns in Champa and Đại V…
1 week, 4 days ago
Borommaracha II: The Ayutthaya King Who Destroyed Angkor
Season 4 Episode 184
In 1431, the Khmer Empire's centuries-old capital fell to a foreign army. But who led that conquest? This episode zooms in on Borommaracha II, the Ay…
1 week, 5 days ago
The Megadrought That Broke Angkor: Climate and Collapse
Season 4 Episode 183
Lucas and Luna explore the role of severe droughts in the decline of the Khmer Empire. Drawing on tree-ring data from Vietnam and sediment cores from…
1 week, 5 days ago
Angkor's Last King: Ponhea Yat and the Birth of Phnom Penh
Season 4 Episode 182
When Angkor fell to Ayutthaya in 1431, the Khmer court didn't simply vanish. Under King Ponhea Yat, they moved the capital south to a site that would…
1 week, 6 days ago
The Devaraja's Fall: Buddhism and the Collapse of Angkor
Season 4 Episode 181
The Khmer Empire's sudden collapse in the 15th century has been blamed on everything from climate change to military defeat. But a quieter revolution…
1 week, 6 days ago
Ayutthaya's Siege of Angkor 1431
Season 4 Episode 180
In 1431, the Thai kingdom of Ayutthaya under King Borommaracha II laid siege to Angkor Thom, the capital of the declining Khmer Empire. This episode …
2 weeks ago
Suryavarman II The King Who Built Angkor Wat
Season 4 Episode 179
In this episode of The Khmer Empire's Sudden Collapse Explained, Lucas and Luna explore the reign of Suryavarman II, the 12th-century Khmer king who …
2 weeks ago