Jayaviravarman is a king who reigned over the Khmer Empire from 1002 to 1011 AD. The origin of this prince is uncertain: According Achilles Dauphin-Meunier, he was the rightful successor and brother of

Udayadityavarman I Udayadityavarman I was the king of Angkor who reigned from 1001 to 1002 AD. Maternal nephew of his predecessor Jayavarman V (968 – 1001), he reigned only for a few months. His death triggered a nine-year civil war. His successor in Yaśodhara ...

, who lives climbing the pretensions of a usurper, Suryavarman I, but managed to stay in Yaçodhapura. George Coedès, who considers him a usurper, believes that Jayaviravarman was the prince of the city of Tambralinga (Nakhon Si Thammarat in Thailand), and that he takes power and reigns in Angkor. MJ Boisselier awards him Ta Keo. In any case, Jayaviravarman disappears after a nine-year civil war. The most recent studies found that Jayavirahvarman only controlled the western part of the kingdom. To the east, the region was of

Suryavarman I Suryavarman I (; posthumously ''Nirvanapada'') was king of the Khmer Empire from 1006 to 1050. Suryavarman usurped King Udayadityavarman I, defeating his armies in approximately 1002. After a protracted war with Udayadityavarman's would-be succe ...

with the strongholds in Sambor and Kratié.

later span influence westward to Kampong Thom and finally took over the Akorian throne. After losing the throne, Jayaviravarman evacuated to

Battambang Battambang (, Romanization of Khmer#UNGEGN, UNGEGN: ) is the capital of Battambang province and the List of cities and towns in Cambodia, third largest city in Cambodia. The city is situated on the Sangkae River, which winds its way through t ...

and then to his homeland, Vimayapura. This led to

's attacking campaign of the

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and Chao Phraya basin, which included Lavapura of the

Lavo Kingdom The Lavo Kingdom () was a political entity (Mandala (Southeast Asian political model), mandala) on the left bank of the Chao Phraya River in the Upper Chao Phraya valley from the end of Dvaravati civilization, in the 7th century, until 1388. The o ...

, which was the vassal of

Tambralinga Tambralinga or Ho-ling was an Indianised Malay kingdom located on the Malay Peninsula (in modern-day Southern Thailand), existing at least from the 2nd to 13th centuries CE. It possibly was under the influence of Srivijaya for some time, but l ...

. Suryavarman I's invasion of Lavo is probably a cause of the 1025–1026 Tambralinga/Srivijiya–Ankorian/Chola Wars.

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George Cœdès George Cœdès (; 10 August 1886 – 2 October 1969) was a French scholar of southeast Asian archaeology and history. Biography Cœdès was born in Paris to a family known as having settled in the region of Strasbourg before 1740. His ancestor ...

, ''Les États hindouisés d'Indochine et d'Indonésie'', Paris, 1964. *

Achille Dauphin-Meunier Achille Dauphin-Meunier (1906–1984) was a French law professor, anarchist, and syndicalist. He was a member of the Club de l'horloge. References Carrefour de l'horloge people 1906 births 1984 deaths 20th-century French economists ...

, ''Histoire du Cambodge'',

Que sais-je ? "Que sais-je?" (QSJ) (; Literally: "What do I know?", ) is an editorial collection published by the Presses universitaires de France (PUF). The aim of the series is to provide the lay reader with an accessible introduction to a field of study wr ...

nº 916, P.U.F, 1968. 12th-century Cambodian monarchs Khmer kings {{Cambodia-royal-stub