Death of Jayavarman VII

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1. 1215–1218Angkor Thom · CambodiaJayavarman VII had grown old and large-scale construction gradually slowed, but the empire still maintained suzerainty over vast areas of the Indochinese Peninsula. Court Buddhist ceremonies and social welfare facilities such as hospitals and relay stations continued to operate, and state power remained at a high level.
2. 1218Angkor Thom Royal Palace · CambodiaJayavarman VII died at approximately ninety years of age (according to inscriptions and later scholarly estimates). His reign lasted several decades, making him one of the longest-reigning and most accomplished monarchs in the history of the Angkor Dynasty. After news of his death spread, the court entered mourning rites and the process of settling on a successor.