Yasovarman I.

Yasovarman I ( † 910 ) was a angkorischer king, who reigned 889-910.

Early years

After the death of Indravarman I. a succession war between his two sons was ablaze, the the Elder, Yasovarman I won. Because of his father, who played his first official, following inscriptions were created, quoted by LP Briggs: " Yasovarman I never ignored his place on the throne by his father Indravarman I., or by Jayavarman II, the founder of the Angkor dynasty, and built a detailed tree, from his mother to return to Funan and Chenla Dynasty.

Reign Yasovarmans

During his first year of reign, he built 100 monasteries ( ashrams ) in his kingdom. Each ashram was used as a resting place for the ascetics and served the king during his travels as a residence. 893 he began to build the Indratataka Baray, which had been planned by his father. At the center of the lake, he built the temple Lolei. At the same time began Yasovarman to have to create a large Baray providing water for the new capital. This water reservoir, which was named after him Yashodharatataka, now known as the Eastern Baray, was eight times larger than its predecessor.

Yasovarman I was one of the major kings of Angkor. His greatest success was that he moved the capital of Hariharalaya after Yashodharapura, where it remained for 500 years. In the new capital, many culturally and religiously significant buildings were built, such as Angkor Wat. There were many reasons for changing the capital. First, was the ancient capital by the many temples which had been built by earlier rulers, became very close. So the decision was religious: In order for a new king to bloom, he had to build its own temple, and when he died, this was to be his mausoleum. Second, the new capital was the Siem -PEAP - flow closer and lay halfway between the Kulen hills and the Tonle Sap. When laying the capital to the water the King could benefit from both rivers. He also constructed a road that linked the old with the new capital.

The Lolei, the Phnom Bakheng and the eastern Baray are monuments which had Yasovarman build; all close to Angkor Wat, the national symbol of the present-day Cambodia. Phnom Bakheng was one of three temples, which were built on top of a hill. The other two are Phnom Krom and Phnom Bok.

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