King Jayavarman VII

ព្រះបាទជ័យវរ្ម័នទី ៧ (Known as "Jayavarman VII")

King of the Khmer Empire (1181–1218), Mahayana Buddhist Sovereign, Builder of Bayon and Ta Prohm

Born c. 1125

Angkor, Historical Cambodia

Passed Away c. 1218 Angkor Thom, Historical Cambodia

Lifespan 93 years old

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"The bodily pain of my people is my own suffering; a king's joy is only the joy of his subjects."

Archival Overview

Greatest monarch of the Khmer Empire who liberated Angkor from Cham occupation, constructed the walled capital of Angkor Thom, the enigmatic face-towers of the Bayon, and over 100 royal hospitals.

Biographical Record

Jayavarman VII was born circa 1125, the son of King Dharanindravarman II. Following the devastating Cham sack of Angkor in 1177, Jayavarman mobilized Khmer resistance, defeating Cham fleets in an epic naval battle on the Tonle Sap lake and being crowned supreme monarch in 1181.

Devoutly practicing Mahayana Buddhism, Jayavarman launched the most astonishing building program in Asian history: constructing the fortified city of Angkor Thom, the temple-mountain of the Bayon (featuring 216 giant stone faces radiating serene Buddhist compassion), Ta Prohm, Preah Khan, and Banteay Chhmar. He built 102 stone hospitals and rest-houses across his empire, with inscriptions recording: 'The bodily disease of his subjects became in him a mental hurt.'

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial

Bayon Central Sanctuary Enclosure
Angkor Thom, Siem Reap, Cambodia

                         GPS: 13.4414, 103.8586                    

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