Indravarman II ( km, ឥន្ទ្រវរ្ម័នទី២) was the ruler of the Khmer Empire, son of

Jayavarman VII Jayavarman VII, posthumous name of Mahaparamasaugata ( km, ជ័យវរ្ម័នទី៧, 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 w ...

.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 Jayavarman VIII ( km, ជ័យវរ្ម័នទី៨), posthumous name Paramesvarapada, was one of the prominent kings of the Khmer empire. His rule lasted from 1243 until 1295, when he abdicated. One of his wives was Queen Chakravartirajad ...

, 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: ꨌꩌꨛꨩ; km, ចាម្ប៉ា; vi, Chiêm Thành or ) were a collection of independent Cham polities that extended across the coast of what is contemporary central and southern Vietnam from approximately the 2nd ...

and the newborn

Sukhothai Kingdom The Sukhothai Kingdom ( th, สุโขทัย, , IAST: , ) was a post-classical Thai kingdom ( mandala) in Mainland Southeast Asia surrounding the ancient capital city of Sukhothai in present-day north-central Thailand. The kingdom was ...

under

Indraditya Si Inthrathit ( th, ศรีอินทราทิตย์, ; also spelt ) was the first king of the Sukhothai Kingdom, a historical kingdom of Thailand, and ruled from 1238 until around 1270. He is credited as the founder of the Phra Ruang (� ...

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
{{DEFAULTSORT:Indravarman 02 13th-century Cambodian monarchs Cambodian Buddhist monarchs Khmer Empire 1243 deaths Year of birth unknown