Jayavarman VIII

Jayavarman VIII (Khmer: ជ័យវរ្ម័នទី៨) was one of the kings of the Khmer empire. His rule lasted from 1243 till 1295, when he abdicated.

It was during the reign of Jayavarman VIII that the Mongol forces under the command of Kublai Khan attacked the Angkor empire in 1283. In 1281, Jayavarman VIII had imprisoned emissaries of the Mongol generalissimo in Champa.[1] In 1283, he decided to pay tribute and buy peace and thus his rule survived.[2] In 1290, the Mon people regained their independence.[3] In 1295, he was overthrown by his son-in-law Indravarman III (Srindravarman), a Buddhist.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Chou Ta-kuan 周達観 (Zhou Daguan, fl.1297), Customs of Cambodia 風土記 , transl. Paul Pelliot and J. Gilman d’Arcy Paul, Bangkok, Siam Society, 1993, pp.xviii-xix.
  2. ↑ Cœdès, George. (1956) The Making of South East Asia, pp.127-128.
  3. ↑ Cœdès, George. (1964) Les États hindouisés d'Indochine et d'Indonésie Paris.
  4. ↑ Angkor Era - Part III (1181 - 1309 A.D), Cambodia Travel.
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Indravarman II		 King of Cambodia
1243–1295 		Succeeded by
Indravarman III