>>511376885
>Khelmer lost the war
It was not 1 war. After many hundreds of years of hegemony, the Khmer empire slowly collapsed due to infighting and succession wars. Same as any other empire.

Since the collapse, Siam has filled the power vacuum, but they deny their Khmer roots and all of the culture they assimilated from their Khmer rulers. It's like if Americans claimed ownership over latin characters and Aristotle.