Jayavarman II

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Jayavarman II was a 9th-century Khmer king credited with unifying Cambodia and initiating the Angkorian era of the Khmer Empire.

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Jayavarman II canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Khmer king
founder of state
monarch
associatedReligionConcept devaraja cult on Mount Kulen
associatedWithLocation Angkor region NERFINISHED
Mount Kulen NERFINISHED
birthDate unknown
birthPlace likely in pre-Angkorian Cambodia
capitalEstablishedAt Hariharalaya NERFINISHED
Mahendraparvata NERFINISHED
centuryOfActivity 9th century
country Khmer Empire NERFINISHED
culturalContext Indic-influenced mainland Southeast Asian polity
culturalContribution established the devaraja (god-king) cult
promoted royal Hindu temple foundations
deathDate c. 835
deathPlace likely in the Angkor region
dynasty early Angkorian rulers
ethnicGroup Khmer NERFINISHED
governmentForm divine kingship
historicalEra early Angkor period
pre-classic Angkorian era
inscriptionEvidence Sdok Kak Thom inscription NERFINISHED
languageOfCourt Old Khmer NERFINISHED
legacy considered founder of the Angkorian Khmer Empire
laid foundations for later Angkorian kings such as Suryavarman II and Jayavarman VII
militaryAction consolidation of surrounding principalities
name Jayavarman II NERFINISHED
notableFor founding the Khmer Empire as a unified state
initiating the Angkorian era
unifying Cambodia
occupation king
placeOfRule Cambodia NERFINISHED
mainland Southeast Asia
politicalAction centralized power over multiple Khmer polities
ended Javanese suzerainty over Khmer territories (according to inscriptions)
positionHeld King of Cambodia NERFINISHED
King of the Khmer NERFINISHED
predecessor various pre-Angkorian local chieftains
region Southeast Asia
reignEnd c. 835
reignStart c. 802
religion Hinduism
religiousTradition Shaivism NERFINISHED
sourceType known primarily from stone inscriptions
successor Jayavarman III NERFINISHED
title chakravartin
universal monarch

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Khmer Empire foundedBy Jayavarman II
Khmer Empire notableRuler Jayavarman II