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Post-Angkor Cambodia (1390s)

Type Event Region Southeast Asia Time 1390–1399

In the 1390s the Khmer kingdom was in a post-Angkor transition, its capital moved from Angkor to the Phnom Penh area, with weakened central authority…

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  1. 1390–1394Phnom Penh · CambodiaThe Khmer royal house rebuilt its ruling center in Phnom Penh, but central control over its vast territories was far weaker than at Angkor's height, with local strongmen and temple powers each holding sway over their own domains.
  2. 1395–1399central Cambodia · CambodiaSiam's Ayutthaya kingdom pressed southward while Vietnam expanded into the Mekong Delta; the Khmer kingdom's territory shrank, royal succession grew frequent, and the political fragmentation of the post-Angkor era became increasingly pronounced.

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