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Jayavarman VIII

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Jayavarman VIII (Khmer: ជ័យវរ្ម័នទី៨), posthumous name Paramesvarapada, was one of the prominent kings of the Khmer empire. His rule lasted from 1243 until 1295, when he abdicated. One of his wives was Queen Chakravartirajadevi.: 181, 191–192, 211–212  He reverted to Hinduism from his father's religion of Buddhism and attempted to destroy Buddhism while patronized Hinduism throughout his regime. It was during the reign of Jayavarman VIII that the Mongol forces under the command of Kublai Khan attacked the Angkor empire in 1283. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jayavarman VIII is the 9,848th most popular politician (down from 9,424th in 2019). (down from 1,924th in 2019)

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Among politicians, Jayavarman VIII ranks 9,848 out of 19,576. Before her are Menzies Campbell, Lu Xiufu, Ilyas Khoja, Edward Ochab, Joseph Serchuk, and Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed. After her are Petro Shelest, Alix, Duchess of Brittany, Jules Simon, King Xiao of Zhou, Abd al-Rahman Sanchuelo, and Iset.

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Among people born in 1250, Jayavarman VIII ranks 23. Before her are Moses de León, Mubarak Shah, Alghu, Vykintas, Albert II, Duke of Saxony, and Alexios Apokaukos. After her are Raden Wijaya, Tarmashirin, Matteo I Visconti, Friar Julian, Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq, and Simon of Kéza.

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