Jayavarman VI ( km, ជ័យវរ្ម័នទី៦) was king of the Khmer Empire from about 1080 to 1107 AD. During the reigns of

Udayadityavarman II Udayadityavarman II ( km, 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 B ...

and

Harshavarman III Harshavarman III ( km, ហស៌វរ្ម័នទី៣) was a king of Khmer who ruled from 1066 to about 1080 AD. He succeeded his elder brother Udayadityavarman IIHigham, C., 2014, Early Mainland Southeast Asia, Bangkok: River Books Co., Lt ...

there were some internal rebellions and an unsuccessful war with

Champa Champa (Cham: ꨌꩌꨛꨩ; km, ចាម្ប៉ា; vi, Chiêm Thành or ) were a collection of independent Cham polities that extended across the coast of what is contemporary central and southern Vietnam from approximately the 2nd cen ...

. Maybe the last one continued to reign in

Angkor Angkor ( km, អង្គរ , 'Capital city'), also known as Yasodharapura ( km, យសោធរបុរៈ; sa, यशोधरपुर),Headly, Robert K.; Chhor, Kylin; Lim, Lam Kheng; Kheang, Lim Hak; Chun, Chen. 1977. ''Cambodian-Engl ...

during a revolt which finally brought to power the following official King, Jayavarman VI, probably a vassal prince.Higham, C., 2014, Early Mainland Southeast Asia, Bangkok: River Books Co., Ltd., Coming from

Phimai Phimai ( th, พิมาย) is a township (''thesaban tambon'') in Nakhon Ratchasima Province in northeast Thailand. As of 2005 the town had a population of 9,768. The town is the administrative center of the Phimai District. In the aftermath ...

area, in Mun River Valley, he appears as an usurper and the founder of a new dynasty, the

Mahidharapura Mahidharapura Dynasty (Khmer: រាជត្រកូលមហិធរៈបុរៈ ; Thai: ''ราชวงศ์มหิธรปุระ ;'' Roman: ''House of Mahidharapura'', ''Mahidra pura'') family of Mahidharpura, some sources c ...

, from the name of his family's ancestral home. In inscriptions at the beginning of his reign, he claimed to be a descendant of the mythical couple of prince

Sage Kambu Swayambhuva Kambu Swayambhuva was an ancestor of the Punjabi Kambuja tribe and king of Aryadesa. He is listed and praised in shloka 22 of the Vedic ''Ekatmata Stotra'' hymn among Hindu sages, warriors and conquerors alongside Agastya, Narasimhavarman I, R ...

and his sister (and wife) ''Mera'', Jacobsen, 2008, pp.46-60 rather than having real ancestors of royal lineage. Jayavarman VI was probably engaged for several years in strife against those who remained loyal to the legitimate line of

and his heir

Nripatindravarman It is possible that Harshavarman III was succeeded by a king named Nripatindravarman who reigned in Angkor until 1113 and that Jayavarman VI Jayavarman VI ( km, ជ័យវរ្ម័នទី៦) was king of the Khmer Empire from about 1080 ...

which may have reigned in Angkor until 1113. However, he is generally given credit for the construction of

temple. He was succeeded by his elder brother,

Dharanindravarman I Dharanindravarman I ( km, ធរណីន្ទ្រវរ្ម័នទី១) was a king of the Khmer Empire, reigning from 1107 AD to 1113 AD. He ascended to the throne following the death of his younger brother, Jayavarman VI.Higham, C., 20 ...

, and received as posthumous name ''Paramakaivalyapada''.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jayavarman 06 11th-century Cambodian monarchs Hindu monarchs Khmer Empire Cambodian Hindus 1107 deaths Year of birth unknown 12th-century Cambodian monarchs