Angkor - Revision history

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	{{Location Infobox		{{Location Infobox
	\|image = ACFT - Angkor.~~jpg~~		\|image = ACFT - Angkor temple.png
	\|state = [[Cambodia]]		\|state = [[Cambodia]]
	\|rulers = [[Khmer Empire]] {{c\|9th century – 1431}}<br>{{Wiki\|French colonial empire\|French Empire}} {{c\|1863 – 1953}}<br>Cambodia {{c\|1953 – present}}		\|rulers = [[Khmer Empire]] {{c\|9th century – 1431}}<br>{{Wiki\|French colonial empire\|French Empire}} {{c\|1863 – 1953}}<br>Cambodia {{c\|1953 – present}}
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	==History==		==History==
	By the early 18th century, Angkor's temple was home to a [[Lotus disk\|lotus-shaped disk]], a Piece of Eden which was part of a [[Southeast Asian Pieces of Eden\|set]] alongside two other artifacts.<ref name="FT 96">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 96\|Episode 96]]</ref> In time, rumors of the temple and its treasure spread throughout [[Southeast Asia]], with locals commonly referring to the site as the "[[Forgotten Temple (Isu)\|~~forgotten temple~~]]".<ref name="FT 41">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 41\|Episode 41]]</ref>		By the early 18th century, Angkor's temple was home to a [[Lotus disk\|lotus-shaped disk]], a Piece of Eden which was part of a [[Southeast Asian Pieces of Eden\|set]] alongside two other artifacts.<ref name="FT 96">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 96\|Episode 96]]</ref> In time, rumors of the temple and its treasure spread throughout [[Southeast Asia]], with locals commonly referring to the site as the "[[Forgotten Temple (Isu)\|Forgotten Temple]]".<ref name="FT 41">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 41\|Episode 41]]</ref>

	At some point prior to 1725, the [[Dutch East India Company]] navigator [[Hendrik]] learned about the temple's existence and set out to find it and claim its treasure for himself.<ref name="FT 41" /> While successful in locating Angkor during a company expedition in the jungles of {{Wiki\|Indochina}}, Hendrik was unable to retrieve the Piece of Eden and decided to write down clues to its location in his [[Hendrik's sea log\|sea log]], so that he could return to the ruins at a later date.<ref name="FT 12">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 12\|Episode 12]]</ref> However, he was killed in [[Macau]] in February 1725 before he had the chance to do so.<ref name="FT 03">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 3\|Episode 3]]</ref>		At some point prior to 1725, the [[Dutch East India Company]] navigator [[Hendrik]] learned about the temple's existence and set out to find it and claim its treasure for himself.<ref name="FT 41" /> While successful in locating Angkor during a company expedition in the jungles of {{Wiki\|Indochina}}, Hendrik was unable to retrieve the Piece of Eden and decided to write down clues to its location in his [[Hendrik's sea log\|sea log]], so that he could return to the ruins at a later date.<ref name="FT 12">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 12\|Episode 12]]</ref> However, he was killed in [[Macau]] in February 1725 before he had the chance to do so.<ref name="FT 03">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 3\|Episode 3]]</ref>
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	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery position="center" widths="180" captionalign="center">		<gallery position="center" widths="180" captionalign="center">
			ACFT - Angkor.jpg\|John Young in Angkor
	ACFT - Angkor Wat.png\|The Angkor Wat complex		ACFT - Angkor Wat.png\|The Angkor Wat complex
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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History

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	==History==		==History==
	By the early 18th century, Angkor's temple was home to a [[Lotus disk\|lotus-shaped disk]], a Piece of Eden which was part of a [[Southeast Asian Pieces of Eden\|set]] alongside two other artifacts.<ref name="FT 96">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 96\|Episode 96]]</ref> In time, rumors of the temple and its treasure spread throughout [[Southeast Asia]], with locals commonly referring to the site as the "[[Forgotten Temple\|forgotten temple]]".<ref name="FT 41">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 41\|Episode 41]]</ref>		By the early 18th century, Angkor's temple was home to a [[Lotus disk\|lotus-shaped disk]], a Piece of Eden which was part of a [[Southeast Asian Pieces of Eden\|set]] alongside two other artifacts.<ref name="FT 96">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 96\|Episode 96]]</ref> In time, rumors of the temple and its treasure spread throughout [[Southeast Asia]], with locals commonly referring to the site as the "[[Forgotten Temple (Isu)\|forgotten temple]]".<ref name="FT 41">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 41\|Episode 41]]</ref>

	At some point prior to 1725, the [[Dutch East India Company]] navigator [[Hendrik]] learned about the temple's existence and set out to find it and claim its treasure for himself.<ref name="FT 41" /> While successful in locating Angkor during a company expedition in the jungles of {{Wiki\|Indochina}}, Hendrik was unable to retrieve the Piece of Eden and decided to write down clues to its location in his [[Hendrik's sea log\|sea log]], so that he could return to the ruins at a later date.<ref name="FT 12">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 12\|Episode 12]]</ref> However, he was killed in [[Macau]] in February 1725 before he had the chance to do so.<ref name="FT 03">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 3\|Episode 3]]</ref>		At some point prior to 1725, the [[Dutch East India Company]] navigator [[Hendrik]] learned about the temple's existence and set out to find it and claim its treasure for himself.<ref name="FT 41" /> While successful in locating Angkor during a company expedition in the jungles of {{Wiki\|Indochina}}, Hendrik was unable to retrieve the Piece of Eden and decided to write down clues to its location in his [[Hendrik's sea log\|sea log]], so that he could return to the ruins at a later date.<ref name="FT 12">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 12\|Episode 12]]</ref> However, he was killed in [[Macau]] in February 1725 before he had the chance to do so.<ref name="FT 03">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 3\|Episode 3]]</ref>

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	==History==		==History==
	By the early 18th century, Angkor's temple was home to a [[Lotus disk\|lotus-shaped disk]], a Piece of Eden which was part of a [[Southeast Asian Pieces of Eden\|set]] alongside two other artifacts.<ref name="FT 96">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 96\|Episode 96]]</ref> In time, rumors of the temple and its treasure spread throughout [[Southeast Asia]], with locals commonly referring to the site as the "[[forgotten temple]]".<ref name="FT 41">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 41\|Episode 41]]</ref>		By the early 18th century, Angkor's temple was home to a [[Lotus disk\|lotus-shaped disk]], a Piece of Eden which was part of a [[Southeast Asian Pieces of Eden\|set]] alongside two other artifacts.<ref name="FT 96">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 96\|Episode 96]]</ref> In time, rumors of the temple and its treasure spread throughout [[Southeast Asia]], with locals commonly referring to the site as the "[[Forgotten Temple\|forgotten temple]]".<ref name="FT 41">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 41\|Episode 41]]</ref>

	At some point prior to 1725, the [[Dutch East India Company]] navigator [[Hendrik]] learned about the temple's existence and set out to find it and claim its treasure for himself.<ref name="FT 41" /> While successful in locating Angkor during a company expedition in the jungles of {{Wiki\|Indochina}}, Hendrik was unable to retrieve the Piece of Eden and decided to write down clues to its location in his [[Hendrik's sea log\|sea log]], so that he could return to the ruins at a later date.<ref name="FT 12">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 12\|Episode 12]]</ref> However, he was killed in [[Macau]] in February 1725 before he had the chance to do so.<ref name="FT 03">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 3\|Episode 3]]</ref>		At some point prior to 1725, the [[Dutch East India Company]] navigator [[Hendrik]] learned about the temple's existence and set out to find it and claim its treasure for himself.<ref name="FT 41" /> While successful in locating Angkor during a company expedition in the jungles of {{Wiki\|Indochina}}, Hendrik was unable to retrieve the Piece of Eden and decided to write down clues to its location in his [[Hendrik's sea log\|sea log]], so that he could return to the ruins at a later date.<ref name="FT 12">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 12\|Episode 12]]</ref> However, he was killed in [[Macau]] in February 1725 before he had the chance to do so.<ref name="FT 03">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 3\|Episode 3]]</ref>

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	==History==		==History==
	By the early 18th century, Angkor's temple was home to a [[Lotus disk\|lotus-shaped disk]], a Piece of Eden which was part of a [[Southeast Asian Pieces of Eden\|set]] alongside two other artifacts.<ref name="FT 96">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 96\|Episode 96]]</ref> In time, rumors of the temple and its treasure spread throughout [[Southeast Asia]], with locals commonly referring to the site as the "forgotten temple".<ref name="FT 41">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 41\|Episode 41]]</ref>		By the early 18th century, Angkor's temple was home to a [[Lotus disk\|lotus-shaped disk]], a Piece of Eden which was part of a [[Southeast Asian Pieces of Eden\|set]] alongside two other artifacts.<ref name="FT 96">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 96\|Episode 96]]</ref> In time, rumors of the temple and its treasure spread throughout [[Southeast Asia]], with locals commonly referring to the site as the "[[forgotten temple]]".<ref name="FT 41">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 41\|Episode 41]]</ref>

	At some point prior to 1725, the [[Dutch East India Company]] navigator [[Hendrik]] learned about the temple's existence and set out to find it and claim its treasure for himself.<ref name="FT 41" /> While successful in locating Angkor during a company expedition in the jungles of {{Wiki\|Indochina}}, Hendrik was unable to retrieve the Piece of Eden and decided to write down clues to its location in his [[Hendrik's sea log\|sea log]], so that he could return to the ruins at a later date.<ref name="FT 12">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 12\|Episode 12]]</ref> However, he was killed in [[Macau]] in February 1725 before he had the chance to do so.<ref name="FT 03">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 3\|Episode 3]]</ref>		At some point prior to 1725, the [[Dutch East India Company]] navigator [[Hendrik]] learned about the temple's existence and set out to find it and claim its treasure for himself.<ref name="FT 41" /> While successful in locating Angkor during a company expedition in the jungles of {{Wiki\|Indochina}}, Hendrik was unable to retrieve the Piece of Eden and decided to write down clues to its location in his [[Hendrik's sea log\|sea log]], so that he could return to the ruins at a later date.<ref name="FT 12">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 12\|Episode 12]]</ref> However, he was killed in [[Macau]] in February 1725 before he had the chance to do so.<ref name="FT 03">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 3\|Episode 3]]</ref>

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	'''Angkor''' ({{Wiki\|Khmer language\|Khmer}}: អង្គរ, lit. "~~capitaly~~ city") was the capital of the [[Khmer Empire]], located in modern-day [[Cambodia]]. It was also the rumored location of an [[Isu]] [[Temple (Isu)\|temple]] housing a [[Piece of Eden]], which caused various parties, including the [[Assassins]] and [[Templars]], to seek out the lost city in the early 18th century. At that point in time, Angkor's ruins were referred to by the locals as the "Lost City" or the "Land of [[Isu\|Those Who Came Before]]".<ref name="FT 02">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 2\|Episode 2]]</ref>		'''Angkor''' ({{Wiki\|Khmer language\|Khmer}}: អង្គរ, lit. "capital city") was the capital of the [[Khmer Empire]], located in modern-day [[Cambodia]]. It was also the rumored location of an [[Isu]] [[Temple (Isu)\|temple]] housing a [[Piece of Eden]], which caused various parties, including the [[Assassins]] and [[Templars]], to seek out the lost city in the early 18th century. At that point in time, Angkor's ruins were referred to by the locals as the "Lost City" or the "Land of [[Isu\|Those Who Came Before]]".<ref name="FT 02">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 2\|Episode 2]]</ref>

	==History==		==History==

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	~~[[File:~~ACFT - Angkor.jpg\|~~thumb~~\|~~230px~~\|Angkor]]		{{Location Infobox
	'''Angkor''' was the capital ~~city~~ of the [[Khmer Empire]], located in modern-day [[Cambodia]]. It was also the rumored location of an [[Isu]] [[Temple (Isu)\|temple]] housing a [[Piece of Eden]], which caused various parties, including the [[Assassins]] and [[Templars]], to seek out the lost city in the early 18th century. At that point in time, Angkor's ruins were referred to by the locals as the "Lost City" or the "Land of [[Isu\|Those Who Came Before]]".<ref name="FT 02">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 2\|Episode 2]]</ref>		\|image = ACFT - Angkor.jpg
			\|state = [[Cambodia]]
			\|rulers = [[Khmer Empire]] {{c\|9th century – 1431}}<br>{{Wiki\|French colonial empire\|French Empire}} {{c\|1863 – 1953}}<br>Cambodia {{c\|1953 – present}}
			\|date = Late 9th century CE
			\|abandoned = 1431
			\|landmark = {{Wiki\|Angkor Wat}}
			}}
			'''Angkor''' ({{Wiki\|Khmer language\|Khmer}}: អង្គរ, lit. "capitaly city") was the capital of the [[Khmer Empire]], located in modern-day [[Cambodia]]. It was also the rumored location of an [[Isu]] [[Temple (Isu)\|temple]] housing a [[Piece of Eden]], which caused various parties, including the [[Assassins]] and [[Templars]], to seek out the lost city in the early 18th century. At that point in time, Angkor's ruins were referred to by the locals as the "Lost City" or the "Land of [[Isu\|Those Who Came Before]]".<ref name="FT 02">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 2\|Episode 2]]</ref>

	==History==		==History==
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	While trying to follow in Hendrik's footsteps to find Angkor and secure its Piece of Eden to keep it out of the wrong hands, the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] came into contact with a [[crescent amulet]], an artifact which was part of the same set as Angkor's Piece of Eden. As a result, Edward began to experience [[Calculations\|visions]] of the past and the future, one of which showed him the artifact's exact location in Angkor's temple. However, Edward and the members of his [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]] decided against retrieving the Piece of Eden immediately, choosing to recover [[Lantern (Piece of Eden)\|another artifact]] from the [[Shwedagon Pagoda]] first.<ref name="FT 96" />		While trying to follow in Hendrik's footsteps to find Angkor and secure its Piece of Eden to keep it out of the wrong hands, the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] came into contact with a [[crescent amulet]], an artifact which was part of the same set as Angkor's Piece of Eden. As a result, Edward began to experience [[Calculations\|visions]] of the past and the future, one of which showed him the artifact's exact location in Angkor's temple. However, Edward and the members of his [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]] decided against retrieving the Piece of Eden immediately, choosing to recover [[Lantern (Piece of Eden)\|another artifact]] from the [[Shwedagon Pagoda]] first.<ref name="FT 96" />

	Meanwhile, the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Assassins]]' [[Mentor]] [[Xiao Han]] and his ally, the businesswoman [[Lee Huiyin]], also learned about Angkor's Piece of Eden after acquiring Hendrik's sea log. After stealing the crescent amulet from Edward, they organized an expedition in Indochina to find Angkor and recover its artifact.<ref name="FT 96" />		Meanwhile, the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Assassins]]' [[Mentor]] [[Xiao Han]] and his ally, the businesswoman [[Lee Huiyin]], also learned about Angkor's Piece of Eden after acquiring Hendrik's sea log. After stealing the crescent amulet from Edward, they organized an expedition to Indochina to find Angkor and recover its artifact.<ref name="FT 96" />

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
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	===Etymology===		===Etymology===
	Angkor (អង្គរ; ''ângkôr'') is derived from the Khmer word ''nôkôr'' (នគរ), meaning "kingdom", which is in turn derived from the {{Wiki\|Sanskrit}} ''nagara'' (नगर), meaning "city". At the time of its founding, Angkor was known as '''{{Wiki\|Yashodharapura}}''', a name derived from {{Wiki\|Yashoda}}, the foster-mother of the [[Hinduism\|Hindu]] god {{Wiki\|Krishna}}.<ref name="Wiki" />		Angkor (អង្គរ; ''ângkôr'') is a Khmer name literally meaning "capital city". It is derived from the Khmer word ''nôkôr'' (នគរ), meaning "kingdom", which is in turn derived from the {{Wiki\|Sanskrit}} ''nagara'' (नगर), meaning "city". At the time of its founding, Angkor was known as '''{{Wiki\|Yashodharapura}}''', a name derived from {{Wiki\|Yashoda}}, the foster-mother of the [[Hinduism\|Hindu]] god {{Wiki\|Krishna}}.<ref name="Wiki" />

			==Gallery==
			<gallery position="center" widths="180" captionalign="center">
			ACFT - Angkor Wat.png\|The Angkor Wat complex
			</gallery>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' ~~{{Mo}}~~		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]''

	==References==		==References==

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	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
	In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'', Angkor is referred to several times as the "lost city of the Khmer Kingdom". In reality, Angkor never became a "lost city", and continued to be populated even after the Khmer Empire's collapse in the 15th century. However, the dense jungle made it difficult to find, and few explorers were able to visit the city prior to the late 19th century, when the [[France\|French]] government, which ruled Cambodia at the time, began a long restoration process of Angkor.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|Angkor}}</ref>		In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'', Angkor is referred to several times as the "lost city of the Khmer Kingdom". In reality, Angkor never became a "lost city" (although it did lose its status as the seat of government), and continued to be populated even after the Khmer Empire's collapse in the 15th century. However, the dense jungle made it difficult to find, and few explorers were able to visit the city prior to the late 19th century, when the [[France\|French]] government, which ruled Cambodia at the time, began a long restoration process of Angkor.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|Angkor}}</ref>

	===Etymology===		===Etymology===

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	Meanwhile, the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Assassins]]' [[Mentor]] [[Xiao Han]] and his ally, the businesswoman [[Lee Huiyin]], also learned about Angkor's Piece of Eden after acquiring Hendrik's sea log. After stealing the crescent amulet from Edward, they organized an expedition in Indochina to find Angkor and recover its artifact.<ref name="FT 96" />		Meanwhile, the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Assassins]]' [[Mentor]] [[Xiao Han]] and his ally, the businesswoman [[Lee Huiyin]], also learned about Angkor's Piece of Eden after acquiring Hendrik's sea log. After stealing the crescent amulet from Edward, they organized an expedition in Indochina to find Angkor and recover its artifact.<ref name="FT 96" />

			==Behind the scenes==
			In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'', Angkor is referred to several times as the "lost city of the Khmer Kingdom". In reality, Angkor never became a "lost city", and continued to be populated even after the Khmer Empire's collapse in the 15th century. However, the dense jungle made it difficult to find, and few explorers were able to visit the city prior to the late 19th century, when the [[France\|French]] government, which ruled Cambodia at the time, began a long restoration process of Angkor.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|Angkor}}</ref>

			===Etymology===
			Angkor (អង្គរ; ''ângkôr'') is derived from the Khmer word ''nôkôr'' (នគរ), meaning "kingdom", which is in turn derived from the {{Wiki\|Sanskrit}} ''nagara'' (नगर), meaning "city". At the time of its founding, Angkor was known as '''{{Wiki\|Yashodharapura}}''', a name derived from {{Wiki\|Yashoda}}, the foster-mother of the [[Hinduism\|Hindu]] god {{Wiki\|Krishna}}.<ref name="Wiki" />

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	'''Angkor''' was the capital city of the [[Khmer Empire]]. It was also the rumored location of an [[Isu]] [[Temple (Isu)\|temple]] housing a [[Piece of Eden]], which caused various parties, including the [[Assassins]] and [[Templars]], to seek out the lost city in the early 18th century. At that point, Angkor's ruins were referred to by the locals as the "Lost City" or the "Land of [[Isu\|Those Who Came Before]]".<ref name="FT 02">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 2\|Episode 2]]</ref>		'''Angkor''' was the capital city of the [[Khmer Empire]], located in modern-day [[Cambodia]]. It was also the rumored location of an [[Isu]] [[Temple (Isu)\|temple]] housing a [[Piece of Eden]], which caused various parties, including the [[Assassins]] and [[Templars]], to seek out the lost city in the early 18th century. At that point in time, Angkor's ruins were referred to by the locals as the "Lost City" or the "Land of [[Isu\|Those Who Came Before]]".<ref name="FT 02">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 2\|Episode 2]]</ref>

	==History==		==History==
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	{{ACFT}}		{{ACFT}}
	[[Category:~~Khmer Empire~~]]		[[Category:Cambodia]]
	[[Category:Capital cities]]		[[Category:Capital cities]]

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	'''Angkor''' was the capital city of the [[Khmer Empire]]. It was also the rumored location of an [[Isu]] [[Temple (Isu)\|temple]] ~~containing~~ [[Piece ~~of Eden\|Pieces~~ of Eden]], which caused various parties, including the [[Assassins]] and [[Templars]], to seek out the lost city in the early 18th century. At that point, Angkor's ruins were referred to by the locals as the "Lost City" or the "Land of [[Isu\|Those Who Came Before]]".<ref name="FT 02">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 2\|Episode 2]]</ref>		'''Angkor''' was the capital city of the [[Khmer Empire]]. It was also the rumored location of an [[Isu]] [[Temple (Isu)\|temple]] housing a [[Piece of Eden]], which caused various parties, including the [[Assassins]] and [[Templars]], to seek out the lost city in the early 18th century. At that point, Angkor's ruins were referred to by the locals as the "Lost City" or the "Land of [[Isu\|Those Who Came Before]]".<ref name="FT 02">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 2\|Episode 2]]</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	In the early ~~16th~~ century, [[~~Europe~~]]~~an explorer~~ [[~~Ferdinand Magellan~~]], ~~aware of the existence~~ of the ~~Pieces of Eden, travelled~~ throughout [[Southeast Asia]] ~~looking for them. At some point~~, ~~he managed~~ to ~~find~~ the ~~ruins of Angkor, though knowledge of them was lost with Magellan's death in 1521~~.<ref name="FT 41">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 41\|Episode 41]]</ref>		By the early 18th century, Angkor's temple was home to a [[Lotus disk\|lotus-shaped disk]], a Piece of Eden which was part of a [[Southeast Asian Pieces of Eden\|set]] alongside two other artifacts.<ref name="FT 96">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 96\|Episode 96]]</ref> In time, rumors of the temple and its treasure spread throughout [[Southeast Asia]], with locals commonly referring to the site as the "forgotten temple".<ref name="FT 41">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 41\|Episode 41]]</ref>

	At some point prior to 1725, the [[Dutch East India Company]] navigator [[Hendrik]] learned about ~~Angkor~~'s existence and ~~follwed up on Magellan's trail~~ to ~~locate the ruins~~.<ref name="FT 41" /> ~~He was eventually~~ successful during a company expedition in the jungles of {{Wiki\|Indochina}} and ~~wrote~~ down ~~Angkor's~~ location ~~and other valuable information about the site~~ in his ~~personal~~ [[Hendrik's sea log\|sea log~~]]. Upon becoming stationed in [[Macau~~]], ~~Hendrik sought to find a way to~~ return to the ruins,<ref name="FT 12">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 12\|Episode 12]]</ref> ~~but~~ was killed before he had the chance to do so.<ref name="FT 03">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 3\|Episode 3]]</ref>		At some point prior to 1725, the [[Dutch East India Company]] navigator [[Hendrik]] learned about the temple's existence and set out to find it and claim its treasure for himself.<ref name="FT 41" /> While successful in locating Angkor during a company expedition in the jungles of {{Wiki\|Indochina}}, Hendrik was unable to retrieve the Piece of Eden and decided to write down clues to its location in his [[Hendrik's sea log\|sea log]], so that he could return to the ruins at a later date.<ref name="FT 12">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 12\|Episode 12]]</ref> However, he was killed in [[Macau]] in February 1725 before he had the chance to do so.<ref name="FT 03">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 3\|Episode 3]]</ref>

	~~Around this time, both the Assassins<ref name="FT 02">''[[Assassin~~'s Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 2\|Episode 2]]</ref> and Templars<ref name="FT 37">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 37\|Episode 37]]</ref> learned about Angkor and its ~~alleged treasure and sought~~ to ~~find~~ the ~~lost city. The~~ [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] ~~and the~~ [[~~Japanese Rite~~ of the ~~Templar Order\|Japanese Templar]]~~ [[~~Shimazu Saito~~]] ~~competed with each other~~ and ~~with other factions~~, ~~including~~ the ~~[[Hualien Trading Company]],<ref name="FT 34">~~''[[~~Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple~~]]~~'' –~~ [[~~Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 34~~\|~~Episode 34~~]]~~</ref>~~ the [[~~Far East Company~~]],<ref name="FT 41" /> ~~and~~ the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins]], ~~to retrieve~~ Hendrik's sea log, ~~which was the only lead~~ to Angkor~~'s location~~.<ref name="FT 40"~~>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 40\|Episode 40]]<~~/~~ref~~>		While trying to follow in Hendrik's footsteps to find Angkor and secure its Piece of Eden to keep it out of the wrong hands, the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] came into contact with a [[crescent amulet]], an artifact which was part of the same set as Angkor's Piece of Eden. As a result, Edward began to experience [[Calculations\|visions]] of the past and the future, one of which showed him the artifact's exact location in Angkor's temple. However, Edward and the members of his [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]] decided against retrieving the Piece of Eden immediately, choosing to recover [[Lantern (Piece of Eden)\|another artifact]] from the [[Shwedagon Pagoda]] first.<ref name="FT 96" />

			Meanwhile, the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Assassins]]' [[Mentor]] [[Xiao Han]] and his ally, the businesswoman [[Lee Huiyin]], also learned about Angkor's Piece of Eden after acquiring Hendrik's sea log. After stealing the crescent amulet from Edward, they organized an expedition in Indochina to find Angkor and recover its artifact.<ref name="FT 96" />

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	'''Angkor''' was the capital city of the [[Khmer Empire]]. It was also the rumored location of an [[Isu]] [[Temple (Isu)\|temple]] ~~containing~~ [[Piece ~~of Eden\|Pieces~~ of Eden]], which caused various parties, including the [[Assassins]] and [[Templars]], to seek out the lost city in the early 18th century. At that point, Angkor's ruins were referred to by the locals as the "Lost City" or the "Land of [[Isu\|Those Who Came Before]]".<ref name="FT 02">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 2\|Episode 2]]</ref>		'''Angkor''' was the capital city of the [[Khmer Empire]]. It was also the rumored location of an [[Isu]] [[Temple (Isu)\|temple]] housing a [[Piece of Eden]], which caused various parties, including the [[Assassins]] and [[Templars]], to seek out the lost city in the early 18th century. At that point, Angkor's ruins were referred to by the locals as the "Lost City" or the "Land of [[Isu\|Those Who Came Before]]".<ref name="FT 02">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 2\|Episode 2]]</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	In the early ~~16th~~ century, [[~~Europe~~]]~~an explorer~~ [[~~Ferdinand Magellan~~]], ~~aware of the existence~~ of the ~~Pieces of Eden, travelled~~ throughout [[Southeast Asia]] ~~looking for them. At some point~~, ~~he managed~~ to ~~find~~ the ~~ruins of Angkor, though knowledge of them was lost with Magellan's death in 1521~~.<ref name="FT 41">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 41\|Episode 41]]</ref>		By the early 18th century, Angkor's temple was home to a [[Lotus disk\|lotus-shaped disk]], a Piece of Eden which was part of a [[Southeast Asian Pieces of Eden\|set]] alongside two other artifacts.<ref name="FT 96">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 96\|Episode 96]]</ref> In time, rumors of the temple and its treasure spread throughout [[Southeast Asia]], with locals commonly referring to the site as the "forgotten temple".<ref name="FT 41">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 41\|Episode 41]]</ref>

	At some point prior to 1725, the [[Dutch East India Company]] navigator [[Hendrik]] learned about ~~Angkor~~'s existence and ~~follwed up on Magellan's trail~~ to ~~locate the ruins~~.<ref name="FT 41" /> ~~He was eventually~~ successful during a company expedition in the jungles of {{Wiki\|Indochina}} and ~~wrote~~ down ~~Angkor's~~ location ~~and other valuable information about the site~~ in his ~~personal~~ [[Hendrik's sea log\|sea log~~]]. Upon becoming stationed in [[Macau~~]], ~~Hendrik sought to find a way to~~ return to the ruins,<ref name="FT 12">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 12\|Episode 12]]</ref> ~~but~~ was killed before he had the chance to do so.<ref name="FT 03">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 3\|Episode 3]]</ref>		At some point prior to 1725, the [[Dutch East India Company]] navigator [[Hendrik]] learned about the temple's existence and set out to find it and claim its treasure for himself.<ref name="FT 41" /> While successful in locating Angkor during a company expedition in the jungles of {{Wiki\|Indochina}}, Hendrik was unable to retrieve the Piece of Eden and decided to write down clues to its location in his [[Hendrik's sea log\|sea log]], so that he could return to the ruins at a later date.<ref name="FT 12">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 12\|Episode 12]]</ref> However, he was killed in [[Macau]] in February 1725 before he had the chance to do so.<ref name="FT 03">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 3\|Episode 3]]</ref>

	~~Around this time, both the Assassins<ref name="FT 02">''[[Assassin~~'s Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 2\|Episode 2]]</ref> and Templars<ref name="FT 37">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 37\|Episode 37]]</ref> learned about Angkor and its ~~alleged treasure and sought~~ to ~~find~~ the ~~lost city. The~~ [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] ~~and the~~ [[~~Japanese Rite~~ of the ~~Templar Order\|Japanese Templar]]~~ [[~~Shimazu Saito~~]] ~~competed with each other~~ and ~~with other factions~~, ~~including~~ the ~~[[Hualien Trading Company]],<ref name="FT 34">~~''[[~~Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple~~]]~~'' –~~ [[~~Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 34~~\|~~Episode 34~~]]~~</ref>~~ the [[~~Far East Company~~]],<ref name="FT 41" /> ~~and~~ the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins]], ~~to retrieve~~ Hendrik's sea log, ~~which was the only lead~~ to Angkor~~'s location~~.<ref name="FT 40"~~>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 40\|Episode 40]]<~~/~~ref~~>		While trying to follow in Hendrik's footsteps to find Angkor and secure its Piece of Eden to keep it out of the wrong hands, the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] came into contact with a [[crescent amulet]], an artifact which was part of the same set as Angkor's Piece of Eden. As a result, Edward began to experience [[Calculations\|visions]] of the past and the future, one of which showed him the artifact's exact location in Angkor's temple. However, Edward and the members of his [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]] decided against retrieving the Piece of Eden immediately, choosing to recover [[Lantern (Piece of Eden)\|another artifact]] from the [[Shwedagon Pagoda]] first.<ref name="FT 96" />

			Meanwhile, the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Assassins]]' [[Mentor]] [[Xiao Han]] and his ally, the businesswoman [[Lee Huiyin]], also learned about Angkor's Piece of Eden after acquiring Hendrik's sea log. After stealing the crescent amulet from Edward, they organized an expedition in Indochina to find Angkor and recover its artifact.<ref name="FT 96" />

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==