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Angkor's Last King: The Forgotten Siege of Srei Santhor
Season 4 Episode 158
When the Siamese army bore down on Angkor in 1431, King Ponhea Yat didn't just flee — he orchestrated a strategic withdrawal that reshaped Cambodia. …
3 weeks, 5 days ago
Angkor's Fall: The Siege That Never Happened
Season 4 Episode 157
Conventional history says Angkor fell to a Siamese siege in 1431. But the evidence tells a different story. In this episode, Lucas and Luna examine t…
3 weeks, 6 days ago
Angkor's Bronze Age: The Lost Foundries of the Khmer
Season 4 Episode 156
Lucas and Luna explore the lost bronze-casting industry of Angkor. While the sandstone temples survive, the vast foundries that produced bronze sculp…
3 weeks, 6 days ago
The Great Angkor Drought: Tree Rings Reveal Collapse
Season 4 Episode 155
For decades, the sudden fall of Angkor in the 15th century was blamed on Siamese invaders. But a groundbreaking study of tree rings, monsoon records,…
4 weeks ago
The Khmer Ritual of the Plough That Tamed Angkor's Kings
Season 4 Episode 154
Episode 154 of The Khmer Empire's Sudden Collapse Explained takes a fresh turn — away from battles and canals — into a single, strange ceremony that …
4 weeks ago
The Stela That Rewrote Angkor's Fall
Season 4 Episode 153
In 1939, a French epigraphist named George Cœdès deciphered a sandstone stela hidden in a ruined temple near Angkor. The inscription, dated to 1050 C…
4 weeks, 1 day ago
Angkor's Devaraja Cult: The God-King Rituals That Held an Empire Together
Season 4 Episode 152
In this episode, Lucas and Luna dive into the heart of Khmer state religion — the devaraja, or 'god-king' cult that sustained Angkor for centuries. T…
4 weeks, 1 day ago
Angkor's Water Crisis: The Canal System That Failed
Season 4 Episode 151
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the role of water management in the collapse of the Khmer Empire. They discuss the intricate canal and reserv…
4 weeks, 2 days ago
Angkor's Poison Wells: The Biological Warfare That Collapsed an Empire
Season 3 Episode 150
In 1431, the Siamese army besieged Angkor Thom. But instead of storming the walls, they poisoned the city's wells. Drawing on the Ming shi lu and rec…
4 weeks, 2 days ago
The Tamil Chola Sack of Angkor and Its Aftermath
Season 3 Episode 149
In the late 13th century, the Khmer Empire faced a devastating invasion not from their traditional rivals, the Cham or Siamese, but from a distant ma…
1 month ago