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Middle Khmer (1400 to 1850 CE)  

Definition

  • Middle Khmer is the historical stage of the Khmer language as it existed between the 14th and 18th centuries, spanning the period between Old Khmer and the modern language. The beginning of the Middle Khmer period roughly coincides with the fall of the Angkorian Khmer Empire to the Siamese Ayutthaya Kingdom and the period of Cambodian history popularly referred to as the Post-Angkor Period.

Entry terms

  • Middle Khmer

Identifier

  • XHM

Notation

  • xhm

URI

http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/XHM

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