Indravarman II () was the ruler of the

Khmer Empire The Khmer Empire was an empire in Southeast Asia, centered on Hydraulic empire, hydraulic cities in what is now northern Cambodia. Known as Kambuja (; ) by its inhabitants, it grew out of the former civilization of Chenla and lasted from 802 t ...

, son of

Jayavarman VII Jayavarman VII (), known posthumously as Mahaparamasaugata (, c. 1122–1218), was king of the Khmer Empire. He was the son of King Dharanindravarman II (r. 1150–1160) and Queen Sri Jayarajacudamani. He was the first king devoted to Buddhism, ...

.Higham, C., 2001, The Civilization of Angkor, London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, There is some dispute regarding the actual period of his reign, even because his successor, Jayavarman VIII, probably destroyed historical records about him, but the only inscription which directly mention him reports that he died in 1243.Recently a new Sanskrit inscription was discovered, which could possibly change this datin

/ref> He was a Buddhist and was also credited with having enlarged (or completed) some of

's temple. During his peaceful kingdom, the Khmers lost control of

Champa Champa (Cham language, Cham: ꨌꩌꨛꨩ, چمڤا; ; 占城 or 占婆) was a collection of independent Chams, Cham Polity, polities that extended across the coast of what is present-day Central Vietnam, central and southern Vietnam from ...

and the newborn

Sukhothai Kingdom The Sukhothai Kingdom was a post-classical Siamese kingdom (Mandala (political model), ''maṇḍala'') in Mainland Southeast Asia surrounding the ancient capital city of Sukhothai Historical Park, Sukhothai in present-day north-central Thaila ...

under Indraditya took possession of some western territories. David P. Chandler hypothesized that Indravarman II was possibly the ''Leper King'' of Khmer legends.

References

* David P. Chandler: ''A History of Cambodia''. Westview Press 2007. . *Marston, John. Guthrie, Elizabeth. ''History, Buddhism, and New Religious Movements in Cambodia''. University of Hawai'i Press. .

External links

Ta Som Temple on World Monuments Fund's site
13th-century Cambodian monarchs Cambodian Buddhist monarchs Khmer kings 1243 deaths Year of birth unknown {{Cambodia-royal-stub