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Baksei Chamkrong | |
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Legendary King of the Khmer Empire | |
Reign | AD 1028-1071 |
Predecessor | King Sinhap Amrin |
Successor | King Alsareach or King Botum Vorvong |
Born | AD 1001 Kampong Preah Chin (Kampong Chen, Stong district, Kampong Thom today) |
Died | AD 1071 Angkor Wat |
Burial | |
Spouse | Princess Pov Pisey |
House | Cambodian Royal Chronicles |
Father | Ponhea Pich |
Mother | Neak Mneang Tep or Neak Mneang Keo |
Baksei Chamkrong (also spelled Baksey Chamkrong, Khmer: បក្សីចាំក្រុង) is a legendary monarch of Cambodia, whose life and rule are known from the Cambodian Royal Chronicles. Despite a lack of historicity, the narrative of his epic has had a lasting influence on Cambodian culture and politics.