Suryavarman I

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Suryavarman I was an 11th-century Khmer king renowned for consolidating the Khmer Empire’s power and commissioning major temple constructions at Angkor.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Suryavarman I canonical 2
King Suryavarman I 1
Suryavarman 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Khmer king ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
built royal palaces at Angkor ⓘ
burialPlace Angkor region ⓘ
capital Angkor ⓘ
centuryOfRule 11th century ⓘ
commissioned Phimeanakas (rebuilding and enlargement) ⓘ
linked to: Phimeanakas

Ta Keo (completion works) ⓘ
West Baray reservoir ⓘ
inscribed stelae and boundary markers ⓘ
numerous temples and shrines at Angkor ⓘ
countryRuled Khmer Empire ⓘ
deathDate c. 1050 ⓘ
dynasty Mahidharapura dynasty ⓘ
engagedIn wars of succession before securing the throne ⓘ
expanded Khmer influence into the Mekong region ⓘ
Khmer influence into the Menam (Chao Phraya) basin ⓘ
givenName Suryavarman ⓘ
linked to: Suryavarman I
introduced more systematic land administration ⓘ
new taxation and revenue measures ⓘ
knownFor consolidating royal authority over the Khmer Empire ⓘ
expanding the territorial extent of the Khmer Empire ⓘ
large-scale public works and infrastructure projects ⓘ
major temple construction at Angkor ⓘ
languageOfInscriptions Old Khmer ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ
legacy established a stable and centralized Khmer state ⓘ
laid foundations for later Angkorian architectural achievements ⓘ
predecessor Udayadityavarman I ⓘ
promoted Hindu-Buddhist religious syncretism ⓘ
temple-based economic organization ⓘ
regionRuled Cambodia ⓘ
parts of present-day Laos ⓘ
parts of present-day Thailand ⓘ
reignEnd c. 1050 ⓘ
reignStart c. 1006 ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
Mahayana Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Mahayana
securedThroneBy military victory over rival claimants ⓘ
sourceOfInformation Chinese historical records ⓘ
Khmer stone inscriptions ⓘ
strengthened central administration of the Khmer Empire ⓘ
royal control over provincial elites ⓘ
successor Udayadityavarman II ⓘ
title King of the Khmer Empire ⓘ
usedTitle Nirvanapada ⓘ
linked to: Nibbana

Paramavishnuloka ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Khmer Empire → notableRuler → Suryavarman I ⓘ
Phimeanakas → rebuiltBy → King Suryavarman I ⓘ
linked to: Suryavarman I
Ta Keo → builtBy → Suryavarman I ⓘ
Suryavarman I → givenName → Suryavarman ⓘ
linked to: Suryavarman I