Lovek was a city in ancient Cambodia, the main city of the country after the sacking of Angkor by the Siameseking Boromaracha II in 1431.
Lovek was chosen by Boromaracha III after the sacking of Angkor by Boromaracha II as a new capital because of its more readily defensible terrain. As a result there was a time when Cambodia was often referred to as "Lovek" by foreign travellers.
ng the 14th and 15th centuries Cambodia was in a state of eclipse. Following the almost total destruction of Angkor, Lovek was chosen as the new capital of the now minor state of Cam
bodia. Lovek was located halfway between Phnom Penh and the southern end of the Tonle Sap and it was chosen by King Ang Chan (1516–66) as his official capital. King Ang Chan ordered his palace to be built in Lovek in 1553.
Lovek became the nation's capital in the 16th century a
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Lovek was chosen by Boromaracha III after the sacking of Angkor by Boromaracha II as a new capital because of its more readily defensible terrain. As a result there was a time when Cambodia was often referred to as "Lovek" by foreign travellers.
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ng the 14th and 15th centuries Cambodia was in a state of eclipse. Following the almost total destruction of Angkor, Lovek was chosen as the new capital of the now minor state of Cambodia. Lovek was located halfway between Phnom Penh and the southern end of the Tonle Sap and it was chosen by King Ang Chan (1516–66) as his official capital. King Ang Chan ordered his palace to be built in Lovek in 1553.
Lovek became the nation's capital in the 16th century a
