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Angkor's Last Ambassador: Zhou Daguan's Lost Record
Season 4 Episode 178
In 1296, a Chinese diplomat named Zhou Daguan arrived at the height of Angkor's power. He stayed for nearly a year, observing everything from royal p…
2 weeks, 1 day ago
Angkor's Toxic Water: The Poisoned Canals of the Khmer Empire
Season 4 Episode 177
Angkor's canals and baray were engineering marvels, but new research from the Greater Angkor Project and the University of Sydney suggests they may h…
2 weeks, 2 days ago
The Khmer Empire's Metal Crisis: Why Angkor Ran Out of Iron
Season 4 Episode 176
We've talked about Angkor's water management, its slave economy, its elephant corps, its hospitals, and its religious shifts. But what about the meta…
2 weeks, 2 days ago
The Cham Invasion That Changed Angkor Forever
Season 4 Episode 175
In 1177, the Khmer Empire suffered a catastrophe that nearly erased it from history: a Cham fleet sailed up the Mekong and across the Tonle Sap, sack…
2 weeks, 3 days ago
Angkor's Iron Revolution: The Weapon That Changed Khmer History
Season 4 Episode 174
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the role of iron in the Khmer Empire's rise and fall. Drawing on recent archaeological surveys by the Greater…
2 weeks, 3 days ago
Angkor's Water Crisis: The Canal That Couldn't Save an Empire
Season 4 Episode 173
The Khmer Empire's collapse has long been blamed on drought, but new research reveals a more complex story: the canals and reservoirs that sustained …
2 weeks, 4 days ago
Jayavarman VII's Hospital Network: Angkor's Medical Revolution
Season 4 Episode 172
Long before the empire crumbled, Khmer king Jayavarman VII built a vast network of 102 state-run hospitals — the arogyasala — across his domain. In t…
2 weeks, 4 days ago
Angkor's Ayurvedic Empire: The Khmer Medical System That Outlasted the God-Kings
Season 4 Episode 171
Before Angkor fell, its temple hospitals served a vast network of healing. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the arogyasala — the 102 hospitals…
2 weeks, 5 days ago
Angkor's Slave Economy: The Unfree Labour That Built an Empire
Season 4 Episode 170
We all know Angkor Wat is a marvel. But who built it? In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the Khmer Empire's reliance on forced labour — from war…
2 weeks, 5 days ago
The Day Angkor's God-Kings Vanished: Suryavarman I's Coup
Season 4 Episode 169
In the early 11th century, the Khmer Empire faced one of its most audacious power grabs: Suryavarman I, a usurper of uncertain origins, seized the th…
2 weeks, 6 days ago