Jayavarman I.

Jayavarman I ( Khmer: ព្រះបាទ ជ័យវរ្ម័ន ទី 1, † 681 ) was between about 657 and 681 King in Cambodia and is considered by some scholars as the first king of the Khmer Empire of Angkor, which develops in his time out of the realm Chenla ( Kamboja ) should have; traditionally named as the founder of Angkor Jayavarman II and Jayavarman I. considered the king of Chenla. Those same founding of the state is considered in the turmoils of the many communities as an essential performance.

Establishment of a new empire

During the reign of Jayavarman I - and also that of his predecessor Bhavavarman II - could influence areas that had previously been dominated by Funan. He established a new form of administration, that allowed to collect taxes in the form of goods and money. So there was the

• Rajasabhapadi or Hofvorstehers
• Hotar or chief priest
• Mahasvaphadi as governor of Sresthrapura
• Samantagajapad or superintendent of the royal elephant troops
• Dhanyakarapadi or superintendent of the granaries.

Since Jayavarman left no male heir, the kingdom was divided, and fell again into the chaos of the previous decades. Jayavarman I died in 681

Many researchers Jayavarman II is considered the real founder of Angkor. He reigned at the beginning of the 9th century.