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Jayavarman VII , ___MASK42___ - humous name ___MASK71___ Mahaparamasaugata , ( 1125  1218 ) was a king ( reigned c . 1181  1218 ) ___MASK71___ the Khmer Empire in present - day ___MASK50___ , Cambodia . He was born in 1125 . He was the son ___MASK71___ King Dharanindravarman II ( r . 1150 - 1160 ) and Queen Sri Jayarajacudamani . He married Princess Jayarajadevi and then , after her death , married her sister Indradevi . The two women are commonly thought to have been a great inspiration to him , particularly in his unusual devotion to Buddhism , as only one prior Khmer king was a Buddhist . Jayavarman VII is generally considered by historians the most powerful Khmer monarch ___MASK71___ all time . ___MASK50___ is the capital city of ___MASK50___ Province in northwestern Cambodia . It is a popular resort town and a gateway to the Angkor region . Ta Nei ( Khmer :           ) is a late 12th Century stone ___MASK76___ located in ___MASK38___ , Cambodia . Built during the reign ___MASK71___ King Jayavarman VII , it is located near the northwest corner ___MASK71___ the East Baray , a large holy reservoir . It was dedicated to the Buddha . ___MASK38___ Thom ( literally : " Great City "), located in present - day Cambodia , was the last and most enduring capital city ___MASK71___ the Khmer empire . It was established in the late twelfth century by King Jayavarman VII . It covers an area ___MASK71___ 9 km² , within which are located several monuments from earlier eras as well as those established by Jayavarman and his successors . At the centre ___MASK71___ the city is Jayavarman ' s state temple , the Bayon , with the other major sites clustered around the Victory Square immediately to the north . The ___MASK11___ baray , or Yashodharatataka , is a now - dry baray , or artificial body ___MASK71___ water , at Angkor , Cambodia , oriented east - west and located just east ___MASK71___ the walled city Angkor Thom . It was built around the year 900 AD during the reign ___MASK71___ King Yasovarman . Fed by the ___MASK50___ River flowing down from the Kulen Hills , it was the second - largest baray in the Angkor region , measuring roughly 7 . 5 by 1 . 8 kilometers and holding over 50 million cubic meters ___MASK71___ water . Stones bearing inscriptions that mark the construction ___MASK71___ the baray have been found at all four ___MASK71___ its corners . The labour and organization necessary for its construction were staggering : Its dikes contain roughly 8 million cubic meters ___MASK71___ fill . The Khmer Empire , officially the ___MASK38___ Empire , the predecessor state to modern Cambodia (" Kampuchea " or " Srok Khmer " to the Khmer people ), was a powerful Hindu - Buddhist empire in Southeast Asia . The empire , which grew out ___MASK71___ the former kingdoms ___MASK71___ Funan and Chenla , at times ruled over and / or vassalised most ___MASK71___ mainland Southeast Asia . ___MASK38___ (" Capital City ") was the capital city ___MASK71___ Khmer Empire , which flourished from approximately the 9th to 15th centuries . ___MASK38___ was a megacity supporting at least 0 . 1 % ___MASK71___ the global population during 1010 - 1220 . The city houses the magnificent ___MASK38___ Wat , one ___MASK71___ Cambodia ' s popular tourist attractions . A baray is an artificial body ___MASK71___ water which is a common element ___MASK71___ the architectural style ___MASK71___ the Khmer Empire ___MASK71___ Southeast Asia . The largest are the East Baray and West Baray in the Angkor area , each rectangular in shape , oriented east - west and measuring roughly five by one and a half miles . Historians are divided on the meaning and functions ___MASK71___ barays . Some believe that they were primarily spiritual in purpose , symbolizing the Sea ___MASK71___ Creation surrounding Mount Meru , font ___MASK71___ the Hindu cosmos . Others have theorized that they held water for irrigation ___MASK71___ fields . It is possible that the function was a combination ___MASK71___ these explanations , or others . ___MASK24___ ( or ), officially the Kingdom ___MASK71___ ___MASK24___ , formerly known as Siam , is a country at the centre ___MASK71___ the Indochinese peninsula in Southeast Asia . With a total area ___MASK71___ approximately , ___MASK24___ is the world ' s 51st - largest country . It is the 20th - most - populous country in the world , with around 66 million people . The capital and largest city is Bangkok . ___MASK25___ , officially the Socialist Republic ___MASK71___ ___MASK25___ ( SRV ), is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia . With an estimated 90 . 5 million inhabitants , it is the world ' s 14th - most - populous country , and the eighth - most - populous Asian country . ___MASK25___ is bordered by ___MASK27___ to the north , Laos to the northwest , Cambodia to the southwest , Thailand across the Gulf ___MASK71___ Thailand to the southwest , and the Philippines , Malaysia and Indonesia across the South ___MASK27___ Sea to the east and southeast . Its capital city has been Hanoi since the reunification ___MASK71___ North and South ___MASK25___ in 1976 . Dharanindravarman II ( also titled " Paramanishkalapada ") was ___MASK73___ ___MASK71___ the Khmer Empire from 1150 to 1160 . ___MASK38___ Wat ( or " Capital Temple ") is a temple complex in Cambodia and the largest religious monument in the world , with the site measuring . It was originally constructed as a Hindu temple ___MASK71___ god Vishnu for the Khmer Empire , gradually transforming into a Buddhist temple toward the end ___MASK71___ the 12th century . It was built by the Khmer King Suryavarman II in the early 12th century in Yaodharapura ( present - day ___MASK38___ ), the capital ___MASK71___ the Khmer Empire , as his state temple and eventual mausoleum . Breaking from the Shaiva tradition ___MASK71___ previous kings , ___MASK38___ Wat was instead dedicated to Vishnu . As the best - preserved temple at the site , it is the only one to have remained a significant religious ___MASK92___ since its foundation . The temple is at the top ___MASK71___ the high classical style ___MASK71___ Khmer architecture . It has become a symbol ___MASK71___ Cambodia , appearing on its national flag , and it is the country ' s prime attraction for visitors . Buddhism ( or ) is a religion and dharma that encompasses a variety ___MASK71___ traditions , beliefs and spiritual practices largely based on teachings attributed to the Buddha . Buddhism originated in India sometime between the 6th and 4th centuries BCE , from where it spread through much ___MASK71___ Asia , whereafter it declined in India during the middle ages . Two major extant branches ___MASK71___ Buddhism are generally recognized by scholars : Theravada ( Pali : " The School ___MASK71___ the Elders ") and Mahayana ( Sanskrit : " The Great Vehicle "). Buddhism is the world ' s fourth - largest religion , with over 500 million followers or 7 % ___MASK71___ the global population , known as Buddhists . ___MASK9___ , (, , or , " Lo ") officially the Lao People ' s Democratic Republic , ( Lao :          , " Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao ") or commonly referred to its colloquial name ___MASK71___ Muang Lao ( Lao :    , " Muang Lao ") is a landlocked country in the heart ___MASK71___ the Indochinese peninsula ___MASK71___ Mainland Southeast Asia , bordered by Myanmar ( Burma ) and ___MASK27___ to the northwest , Vietnam to the east , Cambodia to the southwest , and Thailand to the west and southwest . Southeast Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion ___MASK71___ Asia , consisting ___MASK71___ the countries that are geographically south ___MASK71___ ___MASK27___ , east ___MASK71___ India , west ___MASK71___ New Guinea and north ___MASK71___ Australia . The region lies near the intersection ___MASK71___ geological plates , with heavy seismic and volcanic activity . Southeast Asia consists ___MASK71___ two geographic regions : Sri Jayarajacudamani was a princess and queen consort ___MASK71___ the Khmer Empire . She was wife ___MASK71___ King Dharanindravarman II ___MASK71___ the Khmer Empire , daughter ___MASK71___ Harshavarman III , and is best known for being the mother ___MASK71___ Jayavarman VII . The ___MASK63___ ___MASK71___ Thailand , formerly the ___MASK63___ ___MASK71___ Siam , is a shallow inlet in the western part ___MASK71___ the South ___MASK27___ and Eastern Archipelagic Seas , a marginal body ___MASK71___ water in the western Pacific Ocean . The gulf is around 800 km ( 497 mi ) long and up to 560 km ( 348 mi ) wide , has a surface area ___MASK71___ 320 , 000 km ( 123 , 553 sq mi ) and is surrounded on the north , west and southwest by Thailand , on the northeast by Cambodia and Vietnam . The South ___MASK27___ Sea is to the southeast . ___MASK45___ ( or Kampuchea ), officially known as the Kingdom ___MASK71___ ___MASK45___ ( Preh Réachéanachâk Kâmpchéa ), is a country located in the southern portion ___MASK71___ the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia . It is in area , bordered by Thailand to the northwest , Laos to the northeast , Vietnam to the east , and the Gulf ___MASK71___ Thailand to the southwest .