... the laboring that had gone uninterrupted at Angkor for five decades halted. The temple and much of the complex was abruptly abandoned as a violent period in Khmer history began, during which numerous kings reigned briefly and then were overthrown by their successors. This period of internal conflict ended as Jayavarman the seventh gained the throne in 1181 AD.11 An accomplished military ... sandstone, creating a figure that stands out in a higher level of detail and three-dimensional quality. Proceeding forward, the reliefs lead into the southern gallery of Angkor, where a historical sce...

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