- Area: Kampong Thom Province > Kampong Svay District > Chey Commune > Mohâr Village
- | Type: Ancient Remains & Temples
Also recorded as Brasat Mohr Pagoda, a contemporary monastery featuring the remains of a gopura and causeway on the east side of its pagoda, with the pagoda itself built upon a base of laterite likely belonging to the ancient site. Inside the pagoda, monks care for a range of ancient decorated bollards. Remnants of an outer wall are also seen.
An inscription was recorded from the site
- K. 156 – on a doorframe, 36 lines of Sanskrit – IC V, p. 178
Map
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Site Info
- Reference ID: HA11493 | Last Update: January 1st, 2026
- Site Name: Mohâr (V.) | Khmer: វត្តមហរ
- Other Names: Brasat Mohr Pagoda, Vat Maha, Maha (V.), V. Maha., Vat Maha, Mahà
- Location: Kampong Thom Province > Kampong Svay District > Chey Commune > Mohâr Village
- Inventaire Khmer IK: 167
- MoCFA/EFEO Inventory - CISARK: 204
- Monuments Historiques - MH: 200
- Inscription Number/s: K. 156
- Tags/Group: 1926MH, Aymonier, Inscription, Lajonquiere, MH, pa, Parmentier, Sambor Prei Kuk, T4, Temples, Wat
Historical Inventories of Mohâr (V.)
- 1900, E. Aymonier, Le Cambodge, Tome I, pg. 371 (Site Name: Mahà Region: Baray et Kampong Thom)
- 1902, E. Lunet de Lajonquière, Inventaire descriptif des monuments du Cambodge, Tome I, pg. 236 (IK #: 167 Site Name: Vat Maha Region: Kompong Svay, Kompong Thom)
- 1913, Parmentier, Complément à l'inventaire descriptif des monuments du Cambodge, in BEFEO Tome 13 (Site Name: Vat Maha )
- 1926, Liste des Monuments Historiques, #: 200 Site: V. Maha. - Remains, sculptures and inscription. Region: Kompong Svay
Mohâr (V.) Inscription References
- K. 156 / Ka 99 - Lines: 38 Script: Sanskrit Date (Saka): ixe Ref: 1953, Coedes, Inscriptions du Cambodge, Volume 5, p. 178
