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The Khmer Empire (802–1431 CE) was a powerful Hindu–Buddhist civilization of Southeast Asia, centered in Angkor (Cambodia), which at its peak became the largest pre-industrial city in the world, larger than modern New York 🌏. Founded by Jayavarman II, who declared himself Chakravartin and Devaraja, the empire absorbed deep Indian influence in religion (Shaivism, Vaishnavism, Buddhism), architecture, Sanskrit–Pali language, and kingship 🕉️. Masterpieces like Angkor Wat (world’s largest religious monument dedicated to Vishnu) and Bayon reflect Mount Meru symbolism, while advanced hydraulic engineering (barays & canals) sustained massive rice production 🌾. Under Jayavarman VII, the empire even developed an early public healthcare system with 102 hospitals 🏥. Its decline followed over-expansion, economic strain, ecological damage, irrigation failure, and pressure from Thai and Vietnamese powers, yet the Khmer legacy endures as the strongest proof of Indian cultural diffusion without conquest ✨.

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