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Suryavarman I
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<p>Suryavarman I was king of the <a href="/facts/Khmer_Empire/G2YlkSek">Khmer Empire</a> from 1006 to 1050.: 134–135 Suryavarman usurped King <a href="/facts/Udayadityavarman_I/Ytq7kqhJ">Udayadityavarman I</a>, defeating his armies in approximately 1002. After a protracted war with Udayadityavarman's would-be successor, <a href="/facts/Jayavirahvarman/qeLaVD7I">Jayavirahvarman</a>, Suryavarman I claimed the throne in 1010. Suryavarman was a <a href="/facts/Mahayana/hxwvCFe3">Mahayana</a> <a href="/facts/Buddhist/G0wsjrSl">Buddhist</a>: 134 who was also tolerant of the growing <a href="/facts/Theravada/nMhXBXBo">Theravada</a> Buddhist presence in the Khmer kingdom. </p>