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Jayavarman II

800 - 835

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Jayavarman II (Khmer: ជ័យវរ្ម័នទី២; c. 770 – 850, reigned c. 802–850) was a Khmer prince who founded and became the ruler of the Khmer Empire (Cambodia) after unifying the Khmer civilization. The Khmer Empire was the dominant civilization in mainland Southeast Asia from the 9th century until the mid-15th century. Jayavarman II was a powerful Khmer king who declared independence from a polity inscriptions named "Java", which most probably refers to the island of Java in the Indonesian archipelago. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jayavarman II has received more than 452,576 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Jayavarman II is the 4,271st most popular politician (down from 3,344th in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Cambodia (down from 7th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Cambodian Politician.

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  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.47

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  • 3.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jayavarman II ranks 4,271 out of 19,576. Before him are Malcolm IV of Scotland, Tushratta, Ahmed ‘Urabi, George Canning, Lady Margaret Beaufort, and Ernesto Geisel. After him are Alfred Moisiu, Princess Milica of Serbia, Gracia Mendes Nasi, Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, Elena Glinskaya, and Josef Terboven.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 800, Jayavarman II ranks 14. Before him are Fatima al-Fihri, Thomas the Slav, Al-Muqanna, Offa of Mercia, Pribina, and Piast the Wheelwright. After him are Horik I, Gudfred, Sigurd Ring, George Syncellus, Omurtag of Bulgaria, and Himiltrude. Among people deceased in 835, Jayavarman II ranks 3. Before him are Kūkai, and Muhammad al-Jawad. After him are Berengar the Wise, and Ibrahim al-Nazzam.

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In Cambodia

Among people born in Cambodia, Jayavarman II ranks 11 out of 40. Before him are Hun Sen (1952), Jayavarman VII (1125), Khieu Samphan (1931), Sisowath Monivong (1875), Heng Samrin (1934), and Norodom of Cambodia (1834). After him are Ta Mok (1926), Suryavarman II (1095), Kang Kek Iew (1942), Ram Khamhaeng (1237), Norodom Suramarit (1896), and Sisowath of Cambodia (1840).

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Among POLITICIANS In Cambodia

Among politicians born in Cambodia, Jayavarman II ranks 11. Before him are Hun Sen (1952), Jayavarman VII (1125), Khieu Samphan (1931), Sisowath Monivong (1875), Heng Samrin (1934), and Norodom of Cambodia (1834). After him are Suryavarman II (1095), Ram Khamhaeng (1237), Norodom Suramarit (1896), Sisowath of Cambodia (1840), Norodom Ranariddh (1944), and Ang Duong (1796).

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