Women

Women were the kings personal bodyguard because it was believed that they were more trustworthy and loyal. The Angkor/khmer Empire was hierarchical, like many older cultures. Depending on who the people were they were looked down upon or looked up on. The lakes and the water systems were significant part of the empire. Their system was Tonle sap lake, it provided water for rice. Lakes and water systems only provided water in the wet seasons because in the dry seasons there are no water and to start with the Khmers didn't have reservoirs.Reservoirs were constructed to store the water when its the dry seasons and constant water supply allows 3-4 crops per year and other religions only 1-2, this means it increases rice, population, greater work force, more temples plus more trades, wealthy empire and more powerful.