Mega Cities ( Angkor Wat )

1.What is Bayon?

• Bayon is a well-known and richly decorated Khmer temple at Angkor in Cambodia. Built in the late 12th century or early 13th century as the official state temple of the Mahayana Buddhist King Jayavarman VII, the Bayon stands at the centre of Jayavarman's capital, Angkor Thom.Bayon is also the secod big temple after Angkor Wat.......It is also the one of the famous temple after Angkor Wat....

2.Who was Chau Ta-Kuan?

• Chau Ta-Kuan was a Chinese diplomat under the Temür Khan, Emperor Chengzong of Yuan. He is most well known for his accounts of the customs of Cambodia and the Angkor temple complexes during his visit there.He is also known as Zhou Daguan.

Names

Chinese : 周达观/周達觀
Pinyin :Zhou Daguan
Wade-Giles :Chou Ta-Kuan

3.Who were the Khmer's enemies?

• The Khmer's Enemies is Cham.

A scene from the southern gallery depicts a naval battle;
this section shows Cham warriors in a boat
and dead Khmer fighters in the water.




4.What is the main reason for the fall of the Khmer empire?

• Since the time of Jayavarman VII, the Bayon has suffered numerous additions and alterations at the hands of subsequent monarchs.During the reign of Jayavarman VIII in the mid-13th century, the Khmer empire reverted to Hinduism and its state temple was altered accordingly. In later centuries, Theravada Buddhism became the dominant religion, leading to still further changes, before the temple was eventually abandoned to the jungle.