Khmer Empire / 吴哥王朝

The Khmer Empire / 吴哥王朝 is the historical case at the center of EP267 踏访湄公河：雨季、婚飞蚁与水利帝国’s “water empire” discussion. The episode describes Angkor-era rule as lasting for roughly six centuries and leaving temple, sculpture, inscription, and hydraulic traces that make [[Angkor|吴哥]] a key site for understanding the [[MekongRiver|Mekong]] region.

In the source, Khmer imperial power is not only military or religious. It depends on Angkor Hydraulic Empire / 吴哥水利帝国: rain-season storage, dry-season irrigation, [[TonleSapLake|Tonle Sap]] flood pulses, rice surplus, labor mobilization, and temple-building kingship all reinforce one another. The episode also notes that political succession could be unstable while new kings still restored legitimacy through sacred construction.

Connections

• Cambodia / 柬埔寨, Angkor / 吴哥, Tonle Sap Lake / 洞里萨湖, and 周达观 / Zhou Daguan - source historical context.
• Angkor Hydraulic Empire / 吴哥水利帝国 - central water-management synthesis.
• Mainland Southeast Asia River-Valley State Formation / 中南半岛河谷国家形成 - regional state-formation neighbor.