Jayavarman III

Very little is known about Jayavarman II's son and successor, Jayavarman III (Khmer: ជ័យវរ្ម័នទី៣), the second ruler of Angkor. An inscription from Prasat Sak describes: "When he failed to capture a wild elephant while hunting, a divinity promised that he would secure the animal if he built a sanctuary." ^[1] There are some temples dated to his reign though none said that they belonged to him. He may have begun a small construction project which was overshadowed by his more ambitious successor and builder, Indravarman I. He died in 877 probably from chasing a wild elephant.^[2]

Notes

1. ↑ Higham, The Civilization of Angkor p. 59
2. ↑ Briggs, The Ancient Khmer Empire p. 97

References

• Briggs, Lawrence Palmer. The Ancient Khmer Empire. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, 1951.
• Higham, Charles. The Civilization of Angkor. University of California Press, 2001.