Indravarman I.

Indravarman I ( † 890 ) was a king of Angkor, and reigned 877-890 the Khmer Empire.

Indravarman I. was not related to Jayavarman II and Jayavarman III. Instead, he led his claim to the throne back to unknown pre- angkorische rulers. In fact, he was not a prince, but " a nephew of the wife of Jayavarman II " His inheritance of the royal office was therefore questionable, which is why he was challenged. He was a usurper, and had to fight for the crown. In one dedicated to him is an inscription: " The right hand of this prince, long and powerful, was terrible in battle when his sword fell on his enemies, it scattered limbs in every direction he was only calmed by enemies when they fled. or Indravarman joined. "

While on the Jayavarman II founded the Khmer empire in 802 AD goes back to Indravarman operated as a builder of the former larger temple complex of Angkor, such as Preah Ko. He also erected the first Baray. The aim was mainly the water that rained from the sky during the monsoon season to collect and manage the drought through channels to the fields. This was associated with a public service, who was responsible for irrigation and rice cultivation. In Hindu mythology, the water storage represented an ocean and the Prasat -called Temple Mount, Mount Meru, which is the home of the gods is. The king and his advisers Brahmin who during the year, many rituals to strengthen the faith and to influence the natural cycles positive. For example, the rain -making ritual in front of the rice-growing season was practiced. Immediately after Indravarman began, he announced: "In five days I will start digging. " He dug a basin with immense size: the Indratataka Baray was the largest pool ( reservoir ) that has ever been built before Indravarman 's time, 3.8 kilometers long and 800 meters wide. Later rulers vordneten to the unearthing of the reservoir and made the basin previously called " small". The basin could absorb about 7.5 million cubic meters of water during the monsoon season.

Indravarman built shrines, dedicated to his God, ancestors, parents and others. In Hariharalaya, which served as the capital and today forms the Roluos Group, he built Preah Ko, which he dedicated to his parents, his wife and the dynasty founder Jayavarman II. After the Preah Ko style has been named the reign Indravarman I..

A Prasat was built in his honor and, after his death, his grave. Codes identified 13 angkorische kings after Jayavarman II, so that Indravarman two shrines for each of these kings ( Nations and burial shrine ) aufstellte. These shrines were built with stepped pyramids, which were surrounded by lakes. In the center of the capital of Hariharalaya he built the temple Bakong State, which had two Umfassungsgräben. In Bakong the central shrine of the kingdom, containing the official Linga of the deity Shiva, was home.

Indravarman died in 890 as ruler was succeeded by his son Yasovarman I.

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