Udayadityavarman II

Udayadityavarman II

Udayadityavarman II (Khmer: ឧទ័យាទិត្យវរ្ម័នទី២) ruled the Angkor Kingdom from 1050 to 1066 A.D. He was the successor of Suryavarman I but not his son; he descended from Yasovarman I's spouse. He built the Baphuon Temple to honor the god Shiva, but some of the sculptures are dedicated to Buddha. He also completed the construction of the West Baray reservoir and built the West Mebon, a raised-earth island in the center. The Sdok Kak Thom temple, located near the present day Thai town of Aranyaprathet, was also constructed during his reign. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Udayadityavarman II is the 13,073rd most popular politician (down from 12,978th in 2019). (up from 3,359th in 2019)