Angkor Wat

Angkor Wat is a temple situated in Cambodia and is regarded as one of the wonders of the world. It was built by King Suryavarman II in the mid 12th century. Development of Angkor Wat temple took 30 years. Angkor Wat Angkor is located in the plains who also filled the building beautiful temples, lovely, but Angkor Wat is the most famous temple in Angkor plain.

King Suryavarman II build Angkor Wat according to Hindu belief that laid the mountain Meru as the center of the world and is home to Hindu deities, with the central tower of Angkor Wat is the tallest tower and the main tower built Angkor Wat.

As the tale of Mount Meru, the temples of Angkor Wat is surrounded by walls and the canal which represents the ocean and mountains that surround the world. The main entrance to Angkor Wat and a half miles along the railing decorated with hand holder and flanked by man-made sea that are recognized as Barays.

The entrance to the temple of Angkor Wat through the gate, representing the rainbow that connects your jambatan between the natural world with the nature of the gods.

Angkor Wat is in good condition compared to other temples in the plains due to Angkor Wat Angkor have been exchanged into continual kuilBuddha and used to replace the trust if the trust Hindu Buddha at Angkor in the 13th century. Angkor Temples never colonized by Siam in 1431.

For centuries, the area around the Mekong River delta and Central Cambodia, under the authority of the Kingdom of Java (now Indonesia). But in the year 802, Khmer prince Jayavarman II, who was born and raised in the palace of the kingdom of Java during Sailendra dynasty, declared that the territory inhabited by Khmer people, apart from Java. And later founded a new kingdom, the kingdom of Angkor.

Prince Javawarman II was crowned as Devaraja (divine king) by a Brahman priest. In subsequent years, Jayavarman repeatedly moved its capital. First of all in Indrapura (east of Kampong Cham), then to Wat Phou (now the southern tip of Laos) and last in Rolous (near Angkor).

In the year 889, Yasovarman I becomes king of Khmer. He began to build Angkor, which was later renamed Yasodharapura. RajaYasovarman reigned until the year 900.

In 1002, Suryavarman I seize the throne. Under his rule, the Angkor empire expands into areas that now is the country of Thailand and Laos.

In 1080, after Angkor was conquered by the kingdom of Champa, the governor of northern province of Khmer declared himself as king, through whom the name of Jayavarman VI. He ruled the new Khmer empire from the northern province of Khmer. In 1113, a nephew of Jayavarman VI is crowned king of the Khmer Kingdom. He chose to bear the name of Suryavarman II. In his reign, Angkor Wat was built.

In 1177, Angkor was again conquered by troops of Champa. Jayavarman VII, the niece of Suryavarman II, became king in 1181 and later conquest of Vijaya, the capital of the kingdom of Champa (now Vietnam). Under the rule of Jayavarman VII, Khmer territory expands, even the largest of which once belonged. Its territory to reach Thailand and Laos, even up to Myanmar, Malaysia and Vietnam. Jayavarman VII changed religion from Hinduism to Buddhism and made the national religion of Buddhism as new.

In 1200, Angkor Thom as the capital of the new empire, began construction. Development huge Angkor Thom, has drained the resources of the Khmer Empire. So in subsequent years, the Khmer have problems in the economy.

In the ensuing decades, began to seem a setback at Angkor. In the West, Thai kingdoms dominated the political forces. In the East, Vietnam kingdoms increasingly uphill. As a small country, Cambodia try to survive.

Khmer Kingdom relies heavily on the kingdoms of Tai and Vietnamese. In order to be free from oppression conquering one country, the Khmer needs help from other powerful countries. But the Khmer have to pay all its debts as payment of compensation.

In 1432, after Angkor was conquered again by the royal Thai, Khmer people leave the capital and stay in the woods.