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Dates That Made History1431: The Fall of Angkor

26 min

Available from 10/06/2025

Angkor was the capital of the Khmer Empire which disappeared after six centuries of regional hegemony. After its rediscovery in the 19th Century by French colonists theories of its fall in 1431 have intrigued historians.

Director

Denis van Waerebeke

Country

France

Year

2017

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