Suryavarman II
Life and reign
Builder of Angkor Wat, the vast temple mountain dedicated to Vishnu, the largest religious monument on earth. He united the Khmer empire and warred against Vietnam and Champa. His temple, once Hindu then Buddhist, appears on the national flag of Cambodia today.
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