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Page 119
... reign of more than 30 years , during which he brought the empire to its ze- nith , both in terms of territorial expansion and of royal architecture and construction . During his reign Jayavarman continued his military ac- tivities ...
... reign of more than 30 years , during which he brought the empire to its ze- nith , both in terms of territorial expansion and of royal architecture and construction . During his reign Jayavarman continued his military ac- tivities ...
Page 454
... reign and how many are arbitrarily assigned to him because of his place in history . Whether the reli- giously sanctioned division of society into priests , war- riors , bureaucracy , and common folk was codified under his reign , as ...
... reign and how many are arbitrarily assigned to him because of his place in history . Whether the reli- giously sanctioned division of society into priests , war- riors , bureaucracy , and common folk was codified under his reign , as ...
Page 542
... reign must have appeared to be a period of solid expansion and lasting achievement to his contemporaries , including Marco Polo , the Venetian traveller who became Kublai's agent and whose book is the chief Renaissance source of ...
... reign must have appeared to be a period of solid expansion and lasting achievement to his contemporaries , including Marco Polo , the Venetian traveller who became Kublai's agent and whose book is the chief Renaissance source of ...
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