Building Angkor - A Clash of Gods - Extra History - #3

📜 Building Angkor: A Clash of Gods - Jayavarman VII, a Buddhist pacifist, was forced to give up his pacifism and rise to the throne at the age of 60. But once seated on the throne, he built Angkor Thom. The architecture was a fusion of buddhist and hindu stylings and included a comprehensive medical system. But will Angkor be able to stand after Jayavarman VII has passed?

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[extrahistory]

Jayavarman VII the Great may be known as the greatest ruler of the Khmer, but he also wins the award for history's best son. Making your mom the face for the goddess of wisdom is quite the Mother's Day gift.

( Since folks have been asking for the metric conversions on our videos, 9 miles = 14.5 km at 4:52 )

[anttibjorklund]

5:12

Give the artist a raise. That is stunning.

[raykim]

I'm a cambodian, born and raised in cambodia and I'm ashamed to admit, I know about 5% of this stuff. Yay for our public school system

[shashumgadimbo]

Can't believe they forced Dinosaurs to build their temples

[abcdef]

Jayavarman VII: "Ok, I will abdicate. Better to give up power for my brother, so I will prevent another succession war in this country..."


Civil wars happens anyway, and the kingdom is invaded.


Jayavarman VII: "Oh, c'mon!"

[dontmindme]

Jaya: "You know what, you wanna be king that badly? You can have it. I ain't gonna be party to a war that kills hundreds and hurts thousands more."

The sharp decline of a civilization and the burning of one holy city later: "...Alright, *deep breath* Cowabunga it is..."

[KYLETIBOR]

I've seen the "stegosaurus" relief first hand. Some say it is supposed to be a depiction of a pangolin. However I don't see why it would be impossible for some ancient peoples to stumble upon a relatively complete fossilized specimen of a stegosaurus. After all the Khmer did
dig and quarry a lot of stone.

[joshtherussian]

0:34 guess i do have excellent eyesight. AND OH MY GOD HE HAS A KNIFE

[LetsTakeWalk]

This sounds suspiciously like the premise of Avatar: The Last Airbender.
A peace-loving person is gone for decades, while the world goes to shite, and when he returns he must be more pro-active and less pacifist.

[tntimothyroditi]

8:24
J.VII: "Ah what a lovely day to take a break from my 30 hour meditation session to look at the legacy of my mortal life"
*sees that Buddha's faces have been chiseled to literal phalluses*
JVII: "Back to Samsara we go then" *Cocks Shotgun*

[ninvattanak]

Jayvaraman dies
Cambodia: ‘chuckles’ I’m in danger

[jeromeriedl]

“Hey what time is your interview at?”
“All I can remember is that Jayavarman VII was one of history’s greatest rulers.”
“Sounds like you’ve got everything you need to know.”

[leefletcher]

Demons run when a good man goes to war

2:44

[pointly]

"A man may conquer a million men in battle but one who conquers himself is, indeed, the greatest of conquerors."
~ Buddha

[hamilton]

I all remember Jayavarman for is being a prick in all my civ 6 games

[jcdenton]

7:26 Jayavarman VII made healthcare a human right before it was cool.

[walross]

Ive actually been in Angkor 4 Days ago... and it is awesome. You really show the grandness of this structures in your episodes. Really cool that you talk about Angkor. It is really hard to find Information about the history of the South-east-Asian countries.

[curiousbengali]

In hinduism, budha is considered as the 9th avatar of Vishnu. So, we love and respect both the religions.

Love your videos. From india

[PrasannaSankar]

The depiction of Jayavarman VII's face when he let his brother have his throne - awesome capture of emotions

[magnuspeacock]

"...has a carving of a dinosaur"

* _Insane creationist screeches_ *