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The Angkorian period or Khmer empire lasted from the early 9th century to the early 15th century.

In terms of cultural accomplishments and political power, this was the golden age of Khmer civilization.

The great temple cities of the Angkorian region, located near the modern town of Siemreap, are a lasting monument to the greatness of Jayavarman II's successors.

( Even the Khmer Rouge, who looked on most of their country's history and traditions with hostility, adopted a stylized Angkorian temple for the flag of Democratic Kampuchea.

A similar motif is found in the flag of the PRK ).

The kingdom founded by Jayavarman II also gave modern-day Cambodia, or Kampuchea, its name.

During the early ninth to the mid-15th centuries, it was known as Kambuja, originally the name of an early north Indian state / tribe, from which the current forms of the name have been derived.