Jayavarman VII
1122 CE–1218 CE · Angkor
Jayavarman VII (1122–1218), who reigned from 1181, is generally regarded as the most powerful of the Khmer kings. Breaking with tradition, he embraced Mahayana Buddhism as the state religion and expanded the empire to its greatest extent. His prolific building program raised the walled capital of Angkor Thom with the many-faced Bayon at its center, along with temples such as Ta Prohm and a network of roads, rest houses, and hospitals across the realm, marking the high point of Angkorian civilization.
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- Ghiyath ad-Din Muhammad· 1140 CE–1203 CE
- Minamoto no Yoritomo· 1147 CE–1199 CE
- Saladin· 1137 CE–1193 CE
- Muhammad of Ghor· 1144 CE–1206 CE
- Qutb ud-Din Aibak· –1210 CE
- Kaykhusraw I· –1211 CE
- al-Adid· 1151 CE–1171 CE
- Prithviraj Chauhan· 1166 CE–1192 CE
- Isaac II Angelos· 1156 CE–1204 CE
- Al-Adil I· 1145 CE–1218 CE
- Frederick I Barbarossa· 1122 CE–1190 CE
- Manuel I Komnenos· 1118 CE–1180 CE
- Emperor Gaozong of Song· 1107 CE–1187 CE
- Genghis Khan· 1162 CE–1227 CE
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