---Khmer (Cambodia)---

#LEADER LIST (TETurkhan)

Jayavarman II

Jayavarman II
Yasovarman I
Suryavarman II



#CITY LIST (TETurkhan)

Angkor Watt
Angkor Thom
Rangoon
Saigon
Bangkok
Vietiane
Da Nang
Kota Baharu
Hanoi
Guiyang
Bien Hoa
Rangoon
Phnom Penh
Sara Buri
Ubon Ratchathani
Champasak
Mandalay
Kampong Cham




#CIVILOPEDIA (TETurkhan)



#RACE_KHMERS
^ The Khmers are $LINK<commercial and industrious=GCON_Strengths>. They start the game with the discoveries
$LINK<Masonry=TECH_Masonry> and $LINK<Pottery=TECH_Pottery>. They can build $LINK<Khmer Warriors=PRTO_Khmer_Warriors>.
^
^    Khmer Empire was an ancient kingdom of South East Asia. In the 6th century the Cambodians, or Khmers, established an empire roughly corresponding 
to modern Cambodia and Laos. Divided during the 8th cent, it was reunited under the rule of Jayavarman II in the early 9th cent. The capital was 
established in the area of Angkor by the king Yasovarman I (889900). 
^
^    The Angkor period (8891434), the golden age of Khmer civilization, saw the empire at its greatest extent. It held sway over the valleys of the lower 
Menam (in present-day Thailand) and the lower Mekong (present-day Cambodia and Vietnam), as well as North into Laos.
^
^    The Khmer civilization was largely formed by Indian cultural influences. Buddhism flourished side by side with the worship of Shiva and of other 
Hindu gods, while both religions coalesced with the cult of the deified king. In the Angkor period many Indian scholars, artists, and religious 
teachers were attracted to the Khmer court, and Sanskrit literature flourished with royal patronage. 
^
^    The greatest achievement of the Khmers was in architecture and sculpture. The earliest known Khmer monuments, isolated towers of brick, probably date 
from the 7th century. Small temples set on stepped pyramids next appeared. The development of covered galleries led gradually to a great elaboration 
of plan. Brick was largely abandoned in favor of stone. Khmer architecture reached its height with the construction of Angkor Wat by 
Suryavarman II (111350) and Angkor Thom by Jayavarman VII (1181c.1218). Sculpture, which also prospered at Angkor, showed a steady development from 
relative naturalism to a more conventionalized technique. Bas-reliefs, lacking in the earliest monuments, came to overshadow in importance statues in 
the round. In the later stages of Khmer art, hardly a wall was left bare of bas-reliefs, which conveyed in the richness of their detail and vitality 
a vivid picture of Khmer life. (cont)

#DESC_RACE_KHMERS
^    The Khmers fought repeated wars against the Annamese and the Chams. In the early 12th century they invaded Champa, but in 1177, Angkor was sacked by 
the Chams. After the founding of Ayuthia (c.1350), Cambodia was subjected to repeated invasions from Thailand, and the Khmer power declined. In 1434, 
after the Thai captured Angkor, and the capital was transferred to Phnom Penh. This event marks the end of the brilliance of the Khmer civilization.


