In 1278, a Mongol envoy was executed by the Khmer king.

Set before him was a plate upon which rested the head of the former Khmer king.

The invaders sacked the capital, killed the Khmer king, and made off with much booty.

Over the centuries, the Khmer kings never completely pacified the countryside.

Norodom was considered to be the first modern Khmer king.

The temple was a forerunner to the mountain-temple architectural form of later Khmer kings.

Suryavarman II is the first Khmer king to be depicted in art.

This temple complex, built early in the 12th century by a succession of Khmer kings, formed part of a larger administrative and religious centre.

The temples, built from the ninth to the 15th centuries by a succession of Khmer kings, are the country's most important cultural legacy.

The lives of private soldiers of the royal guard of a Khmer king were far from thrilling.