Srah Srang ( Khmer : ស្រះស្រង់ , "Royal Bath") is a baray or reservoir at Angkor , Cambodia , located south of the East Baray and east of Banteay Kdei .
7-525: Sras Srang was dug in the mid-10th century, by initiative of Kavindrarimathana , Buddhist minister of Rajendravarman II . It was modified around the year 1200 by Jayavarman VII , who added the laterite landing-stage at its western side, probably because the East Baray had been overwhelmed by sediment and had begun malfunctioning. French archeological expeditions have found a necropolis close to it. At present Srah Srang measures 700 by 350 m and
14-551: A collection of princes who had been largely independent at their estates in the provinces. Construction at Banteay Srei , the ornate temple of pink sandstone located north of the main Angkor complex, began during the king's reign. Inscriptions from 946 AD say Rajendravarman II had victories over Ramanya and Champa . Historians believe Ramanya was the area of the Mons of Eastern Dvaravati . Rajendravarman II led fighting against
21-461: Is debated) and predates the start of the Khmer empire in 802 AD. Inscriptions say that the Khmer empire under his tutelage extended to southern Vietnam , Laos and much of Thailand and as far north as southern China . An inscription at Pre Rup relates that Rajendravarman II was a great warrior, his sword frequently blood-stained, his body as hard as a diamond . Though the king punished the guilty,
28-431: Is still partially flooded. As other barays, maybe there was a temple standing on an artificial island in the middle of it, as suggested by finding of a basement. The landing-stage, opposite the entrance to Banteay Kdei, is a popular site for viewing the sunrise. It is cruciform, flanked by nāga balustrades which end with the upright head of a serpent, mounted by a garuda with its wings unfurled. The steps that lead down to
35-460: The inscription says, he had an ocean of compassion for the innocent. Other inscriptions depict him as organizer of state religious ritual. In one text, he gives an order for the collection of holy oil, in the form of butter, for use in temples. The king ruled from a great palace designed by his minister Kavindrarimathana. Many scholars believe that Rajendravarman II instituted a system of centralized administration, establishing more direct control over
42-485: The water are flanked by two guardian lions. A 1600 sq. meter cemetery was discovered at the north-west corner of the reservoir. Mortuary jars containing cremated remains and other artifacts dating from the reign of Udayadityavarman II were excavated by B.P. Groslier. 13°25′51.60″N 103°54′24.15″E / 13.4310000°N 103.9067083°E / 13.4310000; 103.9067083 Rajendravarman II Rajendravarman II ( Khmer : រាជេន្ទ្រវរ្ម័នទី២ )
49-634: Was the king of the Khmer Empire (region of Angkor in Cambodia ), from 944 to 968 AD. Rajendravarman II was the uncle and first cousin of Harshavarman II . His principal monuments, located in the Angkor region of Cambodia 's Siem Reap province, are Pre Rup and East Mebon . The king claimed links to the royal line of the Chenla state that had its capital at Bhavapura (the city's location
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