- Area: Preah Vihear Province > Kuleaen District > Srayang Commune > Koh Ker Village
- | Type: Ancient Remains & Temples
Located on the northwest side of the Koh Ker temple group, Prasat Dan is the remains of a square laterite temple. The temple opened to the east featuring a laterite body with a brick superstructure and an inscription is recorded from one of the door jambs.
Inscription
- K. 674 – 18 lines of Khmer – IC VII, p. 89
The monument named Prását Dán, reported for the first time by H. PARMENTIER, is a brick and laterite tower belonging to the Koh Ker group, and located 3 kilometers northwest of the angle of the Rahal. The southern abutment of the eastern door presents in its lower part a Khmer inscription of 18 lines very erased, drawn with large rounded characters similar to those of most of the other inscriptions of Koh Ker,
It is later than the abandonment of Chok Gargyar and indeed dates from 888 c (966 A.D.), penultimate year of the reign of Rajendravarman. It mentions an order from the king, who is not named, to the Rajakula Mahamantri, el. to another dignitary by the name of Virendraviṣaya, probably the same as Virendravijaya, cited in 878 (956 A.D.) in an inscription from Phnom Sandak. The object. of this order is not entirely clear. It is about rice fields, belonging to the gods of various sanctuaries, which had been (or which must be) taken (yok) to go (dau) to the Çivapuraçrama. The last lines, almost illegible, mention servants (gho, gual, lai) and still other rice fields.
Inscriptions Du Cambodge, George Coedes
Along the route to the temple, several traces of laterite are seen, perhaps added in recent times to sure up the trail. Note, at the time of visiting (03/23) there are areas marked with landmine warnings.
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Site Info
- Site Name: Dan (Pr.) Khmer Name: បា្រសាទដាន
- Reference ID: HA11972 | Last Update: March 13th, 2023
- Tags/Group: Koh Ker, pr, rc, T18, Temples
- Location: Preah Vihear Province > Kuleaen District > Srayang Commune > Koh Ker Village
- MoCFA ID: 689
- IK Number: 281.03
- Inscription Number/s: K. 674
