Who Was the First Devaraja?

Maya Lin-Takahashi
Maya Lin-Takahashi
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Devarāja, in Ancient Cambodia, the Cult of the “God-King” Established Early in the 9Th Century Ad by Jayavarman Ii, Founder of the Khmer Empire Khmer Empire...

Who Was the First Devaraja?

Devarāja, in ancient Cambodia, the cult of the “god-king” established early in the 9th century ad by Jayavarman II, founder of the Khmer empire

Khmer empire
The beginning of the era of the Khmer Empire is conventionally dated to 802 when King Jayavarman II declared himself chakravartin ("universal ruler", title equivalent to "emperor") on Phnom Kulen. The empire ended with the Siege of Angkor in the 15th century.
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Is devaraja a god?

Javanese kingdoms

The concept of devaraja or God King was the ancient Cambodian state religion, but it probably originated in Java where the Hindu influence first reached Southeast Asia. ... Even older Tarumanagara kingdom, the state religion regarded the king as god incarnated on earth.

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Jayavarman II, posthumous name Paramesvara (literally, Supreme Lord), (born c. 770—died 850, Hariharalaya, Cambodia), founder of the Khmer, or Cambodian, empire and outstanding member of the series of rulers of the Angkor period (802–1431).

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