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devaraja

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devaraja

In ancient Cambodia, the cult of the “god-king,” established early in the 9th century by Jayavarman II (c. 770–850), founder of the Khmer empire. The cult taught that the king was a manifestation of the god Shiva. For centuries it provided Khmer kings with the religious basis of their royal authority.
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