Abstract
It’s difficult to confront such vast and complex subjects as the end of
Angkor and the emergence of new Cambodian political centres, which
together span over a period of four hundred years. To attempt this task in
a single chapter involves selecting certain themes, evidence, and historical
events at the expense of others. Since the early days of scholarship about
Cambodia from the late nineteenth century, Angkor (around 800–around
1450) and the Early Modern period (around 1450–around 1850) have
generally been viewed as independent historical eras punctuated by
collapse. The decline of Angkor is regarded as the watershed event, but
it is typically conflated with a second Cambodian defeat at its sixteenth century
capital of Longvek.
This chapter will appraise factors coincident with the fragmentation of the
Angkorian Empire between the late thirteenth and the fifteenth century,
and Cambodia’s participation in the booming Asian trade networks of the
sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
Angkor and the emergence of new Cambodian political centres, which
together span over a period of four hundred years. To attempt this task in
a single chapter involves selecting certain themes, evidence, and historical
events at the expense of others. Since the early days of scholarship about
Cambodia from the late nineteenth century, Angkor (around 800–around
1450) and the Early Modern period (around 1450–around 1850) have
generally been viewed as independent historical eras punctuated by
collapse. The decline of Angkor is regarded as the watershed event, but
it is typically conflated with a second Cambodian defeat at its sixteenth century
capital of Longvek.
This chapter will appraise factors coincident with the fragmentation of the
Angkorian Empire between the late thirteenth and the fifteenth century,
and Cambodia’s participation in the booming Asian trade networks of the
sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Angkor |
| Subtitle of host publication | Exploring Cambodia's Sacred City |
| Editors | Theresa McCullough, Stephen A. Murphy, Pierre Baptiste, Thierry Zéphir |
| Place of Publication | Singapore |
| Publisher | Asian Civilisations Museum |
| Pages | 252-271 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9789811168307 |
| Publication status | Published - 2018 |