-These temples were mostly built under King Suriyavarman I, who reigned from 1002-1050 and Suriyavarman II (1113-1150), and hence often predate the more famous Angkor Wat.

- Suriyavarman I was the son of a king who ruled over an ancient Malay kingdom which included Korat and Southern Thailand. He was the one to add Lopburi and half of southern Thailand to the empire and re-establish the Khmer capital in Angkor.

- Khmer temples were either built as Hindu temples, sometimes with subsequent conversions to Buddhism, or built directly as Buddhist temples. Polish up on your Ramayana (or at least its Khmer version, the Reamker).