indian history

[TheLastSamurai101]

I'm Indian too... and I can tell you this isn't an Indian building. Angkor Wat was built by Khmer emperor Suryavarman... the Khmer Empire was a Hindu empire, but NOT an Indian empire. Suryavarman himself was a Hindu and Angkor Wat was dedicated to Lord Vishnu, but Suryavarman was from a region of the Khmer Empire that corresponds with modern-day Thailand. The temple by itself forms an integral part of Cambodian history, and has little to do with India, apart from its Hindu character.

[gemphu1234]

@TheLastSamurai101

How can u say India has little to do with it ?

It has everything to do with India.

The temple at Angkor Wat is a fine example of Orissa architecture of India ,with some local variation.

U cant even say it is influenced. Rather it is built in Orissa architecture with some local influence.

Srilanka,Cambodia ,Vietnam,Bali,Java,Sumatra,Bal­i, were colonized by(Orissa/Kalinga) people.

They still live there.

In Thailand Indians r still refered as Kalinga bcs of this.

[TheLastSamurai101]

@gemphu1234

Just because there is a heavy Indian influence in Khmer architecture, it by no means makes this an Indian building. Just because famous buildings across the Western world (like the White House, US Capitol Building, the Brandenburg Gate, St. Paul's Cathedral, etc) were built in the Greek and Roman styles, it doesn't make them Italian or Greek buildings!

[TheLastSamurai101]

@gemphu1234

Also, it was the Chola Empire of South India that conquered / subjugated much of South-East Asia. The map on the Wikipedia article on the Chola Empire is really quite accurate. And having lived in Thailand for 6 years, I can quite safely say that the Thais do not call Indians "Kalinga". In fact, the Punjabi Sikh and Tamil populations are the largest Indian ethnic groups in Thailand.

[TheLastSamurai101]

@gemphu1234

Lastly, I've been to Indonesia (Bali), Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore many times as well, and I can tell you that the temples are mostly built in the medieval Tamil style. The temples of Cambodia feature a fusion of Chola and Kalinga architecture, with significant local influence. If you'd ever really been inside Angkor Wat or any SE Asian temple, you'd know that the local influence is as strong as the Indian one. It's an insult to discount this and call it an Indian building.

[gemphu1234]

@TheLastSamurai101

Nobody is calling it as Indian building .

But Indian culture is hindu culture . Indonesia is like a brother country of India as it has Indian influence.

So we r proud of Indonsia.Dont take it negetively .

[clearwater771]

all of you just want to claim that was your.....first Thai.....then Indian....let see who's next......Huh..???

[khmerpreah401]

Fuckk AH INDIAN!!

[atlaslex]

Um, what the hell does this have to do with Indian history. Re-label pease...

[WillDee87]

was built by indian hindu kings

[khmerbraveheart]

@WillDee87 this was built by Khmer, but adopted indian culture. get it right.

[gemphu1234]

@atlaslex

No need to rename.

It is built in Indian architecture. There was business link between India and Cambodia.

People from Orissa (India) are still living there. This temple is a fine example of temple architecture of Oriss,India with some local variation.

The temple structure,gate ,stone work ,lion at the gate all are part of the Orissa architecture.

Dont try to differentiate Thailand and Indian hindu culture. It is the same.