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Indravarman III (Khmer)

Type Figure Region Cambodia Time c. 1237–1327 Also known as Indravarman III、Srindravarman、Indrajayavarman、Indravarman IV

Indravarman III (c. 1237–1327) was a late-Angkor Chenla (Khmer) monarch who reigned as Srindravarman 1295–1308, deposed Jayavarman VIII and made Ther…

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  1. 1295–1300Yasodharapura (Angkor) · Siem ReapIn 1295 Indravarman III replaced Jayavarman VIII through a military coup, married a royal princess and was crowned by priests. He converted to Theravada Buddhism and made it the state religion, marking a major turning point in Angkor's long Hindu–Mahayana tradition, while consolidating the new order through the army and court ritual.
  2. 1321–1327Yasodharapura (Angkor) · Siem ReapAround 1320 the History of Yuan records a Chinese mission to Cambodia to purchase elephants, showing Angkor still maintained trade with the Yuan court in the 1320s. After 1308 the throne passed to Indrajayavarman, whose rule continued to 1327; inscriptions at the Bayon and elsewhere are the last Angkorian records in Sanskrit, marking the close of the classical Angkor era.

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