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Indravarman III

Type Figure Region Southeast Asia Time c. 1245–1308 Also known as Indravarman III、Jayavarman VIII、ព្រះបាទឥន្ទ្រវរ្ម័នទី៣、阇耶跋摩八世

Indravarman III (c. 1245–1308) was a late-13th-century Angkor monarch who acceded after deposing Jayavarman VIII in 1295, promoting Theravada Buddhis…

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  1. 1243–1280Angkor · Siem Reap ProvinceIndravarman III (also given as Jayavarman VIII in traditional chronicles) acceded in the mid-13th century, overturning the previous coexistence of Mahayana Buddhism and Hinduism and vigorously promoting Theravada Buddhism, ordering Hindu and Mahayana temples demolished or converted into Buddhist monasteries, bringing about a major religious and cultural shift.
  2. 1280–1295Angkor capital · CambodiaIn the 1280s the Angkor kingdom still controlled Cambodia's core regions, but the momentum of outward expansion had weakened and relations with neighboring states such as Siam and Champa were tense. Fiscal pressures and the burden of maintaining hydraulic works increased, foreshadowing the decline of the 14th century.
  3. 1295Angkor · CambodiaIn 1295 the Yuan envoy Zhou Daguan arrived at Angkor, recording Chenla's customs, court etiquette and the appearance of the city, providing first-hand material for the study of Khmer society in this period. The monarch died or abdicated around the same year, and his successor Indravarman IV continued Angkor's rule.

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