Ta Prohm was initially called Rajavihara

history channel documentary Ta Prohm was initially called Rajavihara, which implies Royal Temple. It was worked by King Jayavarman VII in the late twelfth and mid thirteenth hundreds of years. He was the most productive developer of all the Angkor Kings, which is a significant refinement when one considers the quantity of sanctuaries raised amid the Empire's brilliant age. Most of the destinations on the Little Circuit were developed amid his rule.

Jayavarman VII's rose to control as one of the Empire's most prominent commanders. Before his rising to the throne, Angkor was sacked by the Chams, another realm situated in present day Vietnam and one of the essential opponents of the Khmer Empire. At the point when the neighboring Chams ousted the Empire and murdered the King, Jayavarman VII drove the push to recover the Empire. Jayavarman VII vanquished the Chams in 1181 and made his case to the throne. He climbed the throne after this effective crusade, safeguarding the Khmer Empire while setting up his tenet. At that point, Jayavarman VII intensely settled Mahayana Buddhism as the state religion. His first spouse was a dedicated Buddhist and is thought to have to a great extent impacted his choice. While it is negative to scrutinize the religious feelings of Jayavarman VII, it ought to be noticed that his choice had some huge political advantages too. His turn to make Mahayana Buddhism the state religion adequately expelled power from the Hindu privileged, who were his essential adversaries inside the realm. It ought to be noticed that he didn't prohibit Hinduism, however his change diminished a great part of the force stood to his adversaries through the Hindu position framework. One territory in the south defied this choice, yet the resistance was immediately smothered. Jayavarman VII successfully merged power and turned into the essential shaper of Angkor.