Battle of Tonlé Sap

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Battle of Tonlé Sap
Part of Khmer–Cham wars
Angkor - Bayon - 032 Battle Scenes (8581861528).jpg
Panduranga naval at temple of Bayon.
DateLate 1177
Location
Tonlé Sap
Result Panduranga victory.
Belligerents
Flag of Cambodia (pre-1863).svg Kampuchea ROCN Duty Ship Pennant.svg Panduranga
Commanders and leaders
Flag of Cambodia (pre-1863).svg Tribhuvanadityavarman ROCN Duty Ship Pennant.svg Po Klong Garai
Strength
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Casualties and losses
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Battle of Tonlé Sap[1] (French: Bataille de Tonlé Sap) was a battle between Panduranga (Champa) and Khmer Empire in 1177.

Prologue[]

The 12th century was a time of conflict and brutal power struggles. Under Suryavarman II (reigned 1113–1150) the Khmer kingdom united internally[2] and the largest temple of Angkor was built in a period of 37 years: Angkor Wat, dedicated to the god Vishnu. In the east, his campaigns against Champa, and Annam, were unsuccessful,[3] though he did sack Vijaya in 1145 and depose .[4] The Khmers occupied Vijaya until 1149, when they were driven out by Jaya Harivarman I.[5] Suryavarman II sent a mission to the Chola dynasty of south India and presented a precious stone to the Chola Emperor Kulothunga Chola I in 1114.[6][7]

Another period followed in which kings reigned briefly and were violently overthrown by their successors. Finally in 1177 the Angkor capital was raided and looted in a naval battle on the Tonlé Sap lake by a Panduranga fleet under Po Klong Garai king of Panduranga. Then Tribhuvanadityavarman king of Angkor was killed.[8][9]

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References[]

Citations[]

  1. ^ The Bayon bas-relief depicts a battle on the Tonlé Sap lake, Angkor Thom
  2. ^ Higham 2004, p. 113.
  3. ^ Higham 2004, p. 114.
  4. ^ Maspero 2002, p. 75-56.
  5. ^ Coedès 1968, p. 160.
  6. ^ Kulke & Rothermund 1998, p. 125.
  7. ^ Prakash & Lombard 1999, p. 29-30.
  8. ^ Maspero 2002, p. 78.
  9. ^ Coedès 1968, p. 164.

Bibliography[]

  • Coedès, George (1968). Vella, Walter F. (ed.). The Indianized States of Southeast Asia. trans.Susan Brown Cowing. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-0368-1.
  • Maspero, Georges (2002). The Champa Kingdom. White Lotus Co., Ltd.
  • Aymonier, Etienne (1893). The History of Tchampa (the Cyamba of Marco Polo, Now Annam Or Cochin-China). Oriental University Institute.
  • Higham, Charles (2004). The Civilization of Angkor. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-24218-0.
  • Kulke, Hermann; Dietmar, Rothermund (1998). A History of India. Routledge. ISBN 0-41515-482-0.
  • Prakash, Om; Lombard, Denys (1999). Commerce and Culture in the Bay of Bengal, 1500-1800. Manohar.
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