HIST 10800 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Upper Class
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Heroes of the poem were usually hindu gods or warriors. Se asian rulers built palaces and temples following indian styles of architecture. Kings encouraged brahmins to come from india to serve as royal officials. Trade furthered these cultural contacts btwn india and se asia. In some parts of se asia, indian traders and merchants settled permanently. Thus their indian culture become deeply rooted into se asia: the khmer empire ruled cambodia. Khmers built the longest-lasting empire of the region: cambodia established in late 500"s and gradually expanded at the expense of neighboring kingdoms. Greatest khmer king- jayavarman ii (got throne in 802, 50 yr rule) 850- khmers" rule had reached the boundaries of modern day cambodia. Most famous of khmer buildings was angkor wat, a temple to vishnu (built in. Khmer aristocrats lived in fine houses with tile roofs and had fancy aristocratic lives. Women had high status in khmer empire and in a lot of se asia.
