The Last King of Angkor's Exile

In 1431, after decades of siege by Ayutthaya, the Khmer capital of Yasodharapura was finally abandoned. This episode explores the final days of King Ponhea Yat and the strategic decision to move the royal court south to Phnom Penh. We examine the military pressures from the Siamese kingdom, the shifting trade routes along the Mekong, and how this relocation marked not just an end, but a transformation of Khmer power into a new maritime-focused era.

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