between the Kulen hills and the Tonlé Sap. By moving the capital closer to the sources of water the king could reap many benefits provided by both rivers. Yashodharapura was built on a low hill called Bakheng, and connected to Hariharalaya by a causeway. Simultaneously, he started to dig a huge reservoir at his new capital. This new artificial lake, the Yashodharatataka, or the East Baray, with 7.5 by 1.8 km long dykes. The Lolei, Phnom Bakheng, and the East Baray are monuments to this ruler, all located near Cambodia's national treasure, a later construction, Angkor Wat. Phnom Bakheng was one of three hilltop temples created in the Khmer Empire’s Angkor capital region during Yasovarman’s reign, the other two being Phnom Krom and Phnom Bok. Posthumous name Yasovarman died in 910 and received the posthumous name of Paramashivaloka. He had leprosy. Family Wife of Yasovarman was a sister of Jayavarman IV. She bore two sons to Yasovarman – Ishanavarman II and Harshavarman I. Notes References Coedes, George. The Indianized States of Southeast Asia. East-West Center Press 1968. Higham, Charles. The Civilization of Angkor. University of California Press 2001. Briggs, Lawrence Palmer. The Ancient Khmer Empire. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society 1951. 9th-century Cambodian monarchs Hindu monarchs Cambodian Hindus Khmer Empire Deaths from leprosy 910 deaths Infectious disease deaths in Cambodia Year of birth unknown 10th-century Cambodian monarchs City founders