Jayavarman VII

Names
	Jayavarthon

Jayavarman VII
Jayavarman VII
	Bust of Jayavarman VII, Guimet Museum
King of the Khmer Empire
Reign	1181–1218
Coronation	1182
Predecessor	Tribhuvanadityavarman (prior to the Cham Invasion)
Successor	Indravarman II
Born	c. 1122/1125; Angkor, Khmer Empire
Died	1218 (aged c. 95); Yaśodharapura, Khmer Empire
Consort	Jayarajadevi, Indradevi
Issue	Sikhara Mahadevi (Queen consorts of Pho Khun Pha Mueang)
Names
Names
	Jayavarthon
Dynasty	Varman
Father	Dharanindravarman II
Mother	Sri Jayarajacudamani
Religion	Mahayana Buddhism
Military service
Allegiance	Khmer Empire
Battles/wars	Khmer–Cham wars;

Jayavarman VII (Khmer: ជ័យវរ្ម័នទី៧), posthumous name of Mahaparamasaugata, (មហាបរមសៅគាត, c. 1122–1218), was king of the Khmer Empire. He was the son of King Dharanindravarman II (r. 1150–1160) and Queen Sri Jayarajacudamani. ^[2] He was the first king devoted to Buddhism, as only one prior Khmer king had been a Buddhist. He then built the Bayon as a monument to Buddhism. Jayavarman VII is generally considered the most powerful of the Khmer monarchs by historians.^[3] His government built many projects including hospitals, highways, rest houses, and temples. With Buddhism as his motivation, King Jayavarman VII is credited with introducing a welfare state that served the physical and spiritual needs of the Khmer people.^[4]

^ Chandler, David (2008). A History of Cambodia. Avalon. ISBN 978078673-3156.
^ Coedès, George (1968). Vella, Walter F. (ed.). The Indianized States of Southeast Asia. Translated by Brown Cowing, Susan. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-0368-1.
^ "ការគ្រងរាជ្យរបស់ព្រះបាទជ័យវរ្ម័នទី៧ (ភាគ១៦)" (in Khmer). Radio Free Asia. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
^ Reynolds, F. E. (n.d.). Jayavarman VII. Britannica. Retrieved March 24, 2022, from Encyclopædia Britannica

[1] Chandler, David (2008). A History of Cambodia. Avalon. ISBN 978078673-3156.

[Coedes-2] Coedès, George (1968). Vella, Walter F. (ed.). The Indianized States of Southeast Asia. Translated by Brown Cowing, Susan. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-0368-1.

[3] "ការគ្រងរាជ្យរបស់ព្រះបាទជ័យវរ្ម័នទី៧ (ភាគ១៦)" (in Khmer). Radio Free Asia. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.

[4] Reynolds, F. E. (n.d.). Jayavarman VII. Britannica. Retrieved March 24, 2022, from Encyclopædia Britannica

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