The Mark of Empire: Asia's Ancient Civilisations
Singaporean curator and scholar Peter Lee travels across Southeast Asia to explore the rise and fall of four great empires.
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Episode Title:Ayutthaya
The capital of a mighty empire that once controlled large parts of Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam, Ayutthaya was one of the wealthiest cities in the East.
Episode Title:Bagan
Renowned as the City of a Thousand Pagodas and a centre of Buddhist learning, Bagan was the capital of a mighty empire that unified the territory of present-day Myanmar.
Episode Title:Angkor
The Khmer civilization conquered parts of Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand to become one of Southeast Asia's largest empires, home to the famed city of Angkor.
Episode Title:Majapahit
The Majapahit Empire, which unified Indonesia's islands into one nation, was the centre of the global spice trade that enriched it with luxury goods from around the world.