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.infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="background: #DEDEE2;"><i>Preah Khan Reach</i></th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #DEDEE2;">In-universe information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ceremonial_weapon" title="Ceremonial weapon">Royal sword</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owners</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Cambodia" title="Monarchy of Cambodia">Kings of Cambodia</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Function</th><td class="infobox-data">Coronation</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Traits and abilities</th><td class="infobox-data">Chiseled steel blade sheathed in a jeweled gold scabbard</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Preah Khan Reach</b> (<a href="/wiki/Khmer_language" title="Khmer language">Khmer</a>: <span lang="km">ព្រះខ័នរាជ្យ</span>) – the Khmer Royal Sacred Sword – is a <a href="/wiki/Classification_of_swords" title="Classification of swords">double-edge straight sword</a>, with a chiseled steel blade sheathed in a jeweled gold <a href="/wiki/Scabbard" title="Scabbard">scabbard</a>. Though it has disappeared since 1970, it was considered the symbol of <a href="/wiki/Khmer_people" title="Khmer people">Khmer</a> sovereignty and legitimacy to the throne for whoever possessed it. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Preah_Khan_Reach&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>While <i>Preah</i> and <i>Reach</i> respectively refer to the divine and royal character of the sword, the Khmer word <i>Khan</i> comes from the similar sword in the <a href="/wiki/Indian_subcontinent" title="Indian subcontinent">Indian subcontinent</a> called <i><a href="/wiki/Khanda_(sword)" title="Khanda (sword)">khanda</a></i> which has its origins in the <a href="/wiki/Sanskrit" title="Sanskrit">Sanskrit</a> <i><span title="International Alphabet of Sanskrit transliteration"><i lang="sa-Latn">khaḍga</i></span></i><sup id="cite_ref-khadaga1_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-khadaga1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (खड्ग) or <i><span title="International Alphabet of Sanskrit transliteration"><i lang="sa-Latn">khaṅga</i></span></i>, from a root <i><span title="International Alphabet of Sanskrit transliteration"><i lang="sa-Latn">khaṇḍ</i></span></i> meaning "to break, divide, cut, destroy". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legend:_the_Sword_of_the_Gods">Legend: the Sword of the Gods</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Preah_Khan_Reach&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Legend: the Sword of the Gods"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <i>Preah Khan Reach</i> is both a historical and legendary sword, which at a certain point, was considered to be a living and <a href="/wiki/Magical_object" class="mw-redirect" title="Magical object">magical object</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the 19th century, <a href="/wiki/Norodom_of_Cambodia" title="Norodom of Cambodia">King Norodom of Cambodia</a> believed that the sword had been made by <a href="/wiki/Vishvakarma" title="Vishvakarma">Vishvakarma</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to another belief, the sword was made by the gods <a href="/wiki/Shiva" title="Shiva">Shiva</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vishnu" title="Vishnu">Vishnu</a> at the request of another god, <a href="/wiki/Indra" title="Indra">Indra</a><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which explains why the sword represents the <i><a href="/wiki/Trimurti" title="Trimurti">trimurti</a></i>, Shiva circled by Indra and Vishnu: together, the blade, handle and the sheath form a tryptic reminiscent of the <i><a href="/wiki/Yoni" title="Yoni">yoni</a>-<a href="/wiki/Lingam" title="Lingam">lingam</a></i> structure.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Preah_Khan_Reach&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Origin:_transmitting_the_royal_power_from_Jayavarman_II_to_Jayavarman_III">Origin: transmitting the royal power from Jayavarman II to Jayavarman III</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Preah_Khan_Reach&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Origin: transmitting the royal power from Jayavarman II to Jayavarman III"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The furthest historical reference that one can find about <i>Preah Khan Reach</i> dates back to the reign of <a href="/wiki/Jayavarman_II" title="Jayavarman II">Jayavarman II</a> (~802-850 A.D.). Jayavarman II left a Royal Sacred Sword – <i>Preah Khan Reach</i> – and a <a href="/wiki/Palladium" title="Palladium">palladium</a> as a royal heritage to his son Jayavardhana who reigned from 850 to 877 A.D. under the name <a href="/wiki/Jayavarman_III" title="Jayavarman III">Jayavarman III</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Whether this sword is the same as the one that one present in the Royal Palace of Phnom Penh until 1970 is a matter of discussion, but according to some eye-witnesses of the 1960s, its appearance gives small hint of such antiquity.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>While some have questioned whether the complex of <a href="/wiki/Preah_Khan" title="Preah Khan">temples of Preah Khan</a> which bears the same name had been built under the reign of <a href="/wiki/Jayavarman_VII" title="Jayavarman VII">Jayavarman VII</a> to host the royal sword, it is certain that the <i>Preah Khan Reach</i> was an object of veneration all through the history of the <a href="/wiki/Khmer_Empire" title="Khmer Empire">Khmer Empire</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <i>Preah Khan Reach</i> was the sign of legitimacy of the ruling monarch. Thus, though <a href="/wiki/Indravarman_III" title="Indravarman III">Indravarman III</a> (1295-1307 A.D.), who succeeded <a href="/wiki/Jayavarman_VIII" title="Jayavarman VIII">Jayavarman VIII</a> (1243-1295 A.D.), was not of royal blood, his claim to the throne was accepted when the king's daughter, who was his lover, stole the <i>Preah Khan Reach</i> and handed it to him.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="First_disappearance:_the_usurpation_of_Sdach_Korn_to_the_restoration_of_Khmer_sovereignty_under_King_Ang_Chan">First disappearance: the usurpation of Sdach Korn to the restoration of Khmer sovereignty under King Ang Chan</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Preah_Khan_Reach&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: First disappearance: the usurpation of Sdach Korn to the restoration of Khmer sovereignty under King Ang Chan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The royal regalia that included the Sacred Sword, Sacred Bow, Arrows, and Spear of Victory disappeared during the reign of the usurper <a href="/wiki/Sdach_Korn" title="Sdach Korn">Sdach Korn</a> in 1498. After Korn assassinated his king, Srey Sokonthor Bat, the Brahman Chief (<i>Preah Esey-Phat Suous</i>) secured the royal regalia by fleeing the royal palace as far away as possible from Kân and the Siam army that was invading Cambodia. The <i>baku</i> secretly hid the royal regalia in the trunk of a <i>châmbâck</i> tree growing near a pond in the Bati province. Sdack Korn sought by all means to recover the original sword, without any success. </p><p>The Sacred Sword did not resurface until 1539 after King <a href="/wiki/Ang_Chan_I" title="Ang Chan I">Ang Chan I</a> defeated Sdach Korn and ascended to the throne to restore the royal dynasty. The Brahman Chief had died of old age, and his helper Sūr had died while trying to retrieve the Sword to give to Kornn in exchange for a bribe. Bitten by a cobra living inside the trunk of the <i>châmbâck</i> tree, the latter died, leaving a little child to discover the hidden royal regalia years later, and report the finding to King Ang Chan. This was seen as an auspicious sign of the return of sovereignty for the Cambodian dynasty after King Ang Chan had successfully defeated the Siamese troops in Siem Reap. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Second_disappearance:_a_loan_to_Thai_King_Rama_I_with_an_uncertain_return_to_King_Ang_Eng">Second disappearance: a loan to Thai King Rama I with an uncertain return to King Ang Eng</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Preah_Khan_Reach&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Second disappearance: a loan to Thai King Rama I with an uncertain return to King Ang Eng"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1783, the <a href="/wiki/Regent" title="Regent">regent</a> <a href="/wiki/Chaophraya_Aphaiphubet_(Baen)" title="Chaophraya Aphaiphubet (Baen)">Chau Hua Pen</a> sent the <i>Preah Khan Reach</i> to the Siamese King. </p><p>Thai <a href="/wiki/Rama_I" title="Rama I">King Rama I</a> had a copy made known as <i><a href="/wiki/Sword_of_Victory" title="Sword of Victory">Phra Saeng Khan Chai Si</a></i> – the Thai Royal Sword of Victory - for his own coronation in 1785.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Siamese King solemnly returned the <i>Preah Khan Reach</i> to Cambodia for the coronation of King Ang Eng in 1794, however leaving doubts as to the authenticity of the sword that he returned. However, comparing modern images of the two swords can positively prove that <i>Preah Khan Reach</i> and <i>Phra Saeng Khan Chai Si</i> are totally different swords from its size, weight, and decoration. In comparison, the <i>Preah Khan Reach</i> of Cambodia is much larger than Phra Saeng Khan.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Third_disappearance:_a_sword_spoiled_by_the_Vietnamese_until_the_restoration_of_King_Ang_Duong">Third disappearance: a sword spoiled by the Vietnamese until the restoration of King Ang Duong</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Preah_Khan_Reach&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Third disappearance: a sword spoiled by the Vietnamese until the restoration of King Ang Duong"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Though he had been crowned with the support of the Thai monarchy in 1806, by 1811, <a href="/wiki/Ang_Chan_II" title="Ang Chan II">Ang Chan II</a> changed sides and sought asylum, most certainly with his royal regalia, in Saigon in 1811.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After his death in 1835, Cambodia was in great turmoil because the king did not have any male heir to the throne. He had only four daughters, namely Princesses Ang Pen, Ang Mei, Ang Peou, and Ang Snguon. During the reign of King Ang Chan, the Vietnamese had already occupied Cambodia and the two princes, Ang Em and Ang Duong were retained by Siam. The Vietnamese imposed <a href="/wiki/Ang_Mey" title="Ang Mey">Ang Mey</a> as the new Queen of Cambodia, she was enthroned in the Vietnamese tradition, without any of the Khmer protocol or regalia, as a "puppet princess". </p><p>After years of an inconclusive <a href="/wiki/Siamese%E2%80%93Vietnamese_War_(1841%E2%80%931845)" title="Siamese–Vietnamese War (1841–1845)">war between Vietnam and Siam</a>, King <a href="/wiki/Ang_Duong" title="Ang Duong">Ang Duong</a> who had ascended to the throne in 1841 was finally formally invested as co-monarch of Cambodia in Bangkok with the royal regalia brought from Cambodia with the agreement of both Siam and Vietnam, while a similar ceremony without the regalia was being held in Phnom Penh for Queen Ang Mei.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While <a href="/wiki/Etienne_Aymonier" class="mw-redirect" title="Etienne Aymonier">Etienne Aymonier</a> pretends that King Ang Duong He had the Sacred Sword safely secured at Oudong under a special pavilion where it was watched over night and day by the <i>baku</i>.,<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> it seems that like the regalia was stored in Bangkok for ten more years, safe from Vietnamese <a href="/wiki/Looting" title="Looting">pillage</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Ang Duong also sent his son, future king <a href="/wiki/Norodom_of_Cambodia" title="Norodom of Cambodia">Norodom of Cambodia</a>, to study in Bangkok, in 1850, as close as possible to the regalia. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fourth_disappearance:_a_second_attempt_by_the_Thais_stopped_by_the_French_protectorate_of_Cambodia">Fourth disappearance: a second attempt by the Thais stopped by the French protectorate of Cambodia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Preah_Khan_Reach&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Fourth disappearance: a second attempt by the Thais stopped by the French protectorate of Cambodia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1860, when King Ang Duong died, Norodom became his successor but remained uncrowned because the Siamese royal court refused to release the Cambodian royal regalia. King Norodom fled to Bangkok running away from an uprising of the Cham minority in province of Kompong Cham. Having not been properly consecrated yet, he sought help from France to recover the <i>Preah Khan Reach</i> so he could effectively do so. The Thai king declared that he would come to Cambodia himself to crown Norodom, but <a href="/wiki/Pierre-Paul_de_La_Grandi%C3%A8re" title="Pierre-Paul de La Grandière">French Admiral La Grandière</a> refused to allow it. Finally under French pressure, the Thai king agreed to solemnly return the <i>Preah Khan Reach</i> that Thailand had taken from Cambodia in August 1861.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Norodom was officially crowned king of Cambodia on June 3, 1864, with all the royal regalia present. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fifth_disappearance:_the_mysterious_whereabouts_of_the_Preah_Khan_Reach_since_the_Khmer_Civil_War">Fifth disappearance: the mysterious whereabouts of the <i>Preah Khan Reach</i> since the Khmer Civil War</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Preah_Khan_Reach&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Fifth disappearance: the mysterious whereabouts of the Preah Khan Reach since the Khmer Civil War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On March 18, 1970, when <a href="/wiki/Sisowath_Kossamak" title="Sisowath Kossamak">Queen Kossamak</a> heard that her son Sihanouk had been deposed by a <a href="/wiki/Coup_d%27%C3%A9tat" title="Coup d'état">coup d'état</a>, she pulled the <i>Preah Khan Reach</i> from its scabbard and discovered that the blade was not gleaming but was a tarnished blackish color—a very bad omen.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The regalia disappeared from the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh after the <a href="/wiki/1970_Cambodian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat" title="1970 Cambodian coup d'état">coup of March 18, 1970</a> led by General <a href="/wiki/Lon_Nol" title="Lon Nol">Lon Nol</a>, and have not been seen again.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Function">Function</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Preah_Khan_Reach&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Function"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_principal_attribute_of_royal_dignity">The principal attribute of royal dignity</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Preah_Khan_Reach&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: The principal attribute of royal dignity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <i>Preah Khan Reach</i> was the principal item of the royal regalia of Cambodia,<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> along with five other royal artefacts;<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> namely, the royal crown (<span title="Khmer-language romanization"><i lang="km-Latn">preah mokod</i></span>), the royal seven-tired pavilion (<i>preah svetchot</i>), the victory spear (<i>preah lompeng chey</i>) supposed to have been owned by the gardener-regicide Ta Trasak Pha’em, a legendary ruler of the late Angkorian period, and a dagger (<i>kris</i>) given to the Muslim king of Cambodia, by a Malay princess.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="One_of_the_four_sacred_swords">One of the four sacred swords</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Preah_Khan_Reach&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: One of the four sacred swords"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Piat was told by court Brahmins that the <i>Preah Khan Reach</i> was one of four sacred swords associated with “vassals that protect the kingdom at the four cardinal points”<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> — a possible reference to the <a href="/wiki/Four_Heavenly_Kings" title="Four Heavenly Kings">Four Heavenly Kings</a> (<i>Chaturmahārājikādeva</i>) of the Buddhist tradition.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="A_sign_of_legitimacy">A sign of legitimacy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Preah_Khan_Reach&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: A sign of legitimacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to Khmer tradition, the person who both owned the Royal Sacred Sword (<i>Preah Khan Reach</i>) and the August Spear of Victory (<i>Preah Lompèng Chey</i>) is the true heir of the Khmer Kingdom. However, this sign is not sufficient, as it the crowned king must also be a descendant of a king not going beyond the fifth generation, nor is it sufficient in modern-day Cambodia, as the Constitution is interpreted as the new sign of the alliance between the King of Cambodia and his people and the safeguard of the country.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_sword_of_crowning">The sword of crowning</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Preah_Khan_Reach&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: The sword of crowning"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The most important but not exclusive role of the Royal Sword is for the crowning of a new king of Cambodia on his ascension to the throne, which can be compared to the role of <i><a href="/wiki/La_Joyeuse" class="mw-redirect" title="La Joyeuse">La Joyeuse</a></i> in the <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_France" title="Kingdom of France">Kingdom of France</a> or the <a href="/wiki/Curtana" title="Curtana">Sword of Mercy</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>. During the coronation ceremony the king is handed the sword by a Brahmin <i>baku</i>, then straps it onto his belt himself, a rite which was copied for the <a href="/wiki/Coronation_of_the_Thai_monarch" title="Coronation of the Thai monarch">coronation of the Thai monarch</a> since Rama I.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Characteristics">Characteristics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Preah_Khan_Reach&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Characteristics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Description">Description</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Preah_Khan_Reach&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Dating from the 13th century, the earliest description of the <i>Preah Khan Reach</i> is provided by Chinese envoy <a href="/wiki/Zhou_Daguan" title="Zhou Daguan">Zhou Daguan</a> in his book <i><a href="/wiki/The_Customs_of_Cambodia" title="The Customs of Cambodia">The Customs of Cambodia</a></i> after the ascension to the throne of Indravarman III describing it as a "golden sword".<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Intricate Khmer carving could be seen on the handle and <a href="/wiki/Scabbard" title="Scabbard">sheath</a>. Its blade is made of cast steel and it is enhanced on the upper half of both sides by gold and silver <a href="/wiki/Damascus_steel" title="Damascus steel">damascene reliefs</a>. At the top of the blade, a <a href="/wiki/Garuda" title="Garuda">garuda</a> flanked with <a href="/wiki/N%C4%81ga" title="Nāga">nagas</a>, a mask of <a href="/wiki/Rahu" title="Rahu">Rahu</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Rama" title="Rama">Rama</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vishnu" title="Vishnu">Vishnu</a> between more nagas.The handle is made of chiseled gold with <a href="/wiki/Repouss%C3%A9_and_chasing" title="Repoussé and chasing"><i>repoussé</i> and chasing</a> and enhanced with colored enamels. The scabbard is in embossed gold on a fabric background and divided into six sections with finely executed deities.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The length of the blade is said to be a <a href="/wiki/Cubit" title="Cubit">cubit</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Span_(unit)" title="Span (unit)">great span</a>, or approximately 72 centimeters. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Custody:_a_sword_entrusted_to_the_royal_chaplains">Custody: a sword entrusted to the royal chaplains</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Preah_Khan_Reach&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Custody: a sword entrusted to the royal chaplains"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The guard of <i>Preah Khan Reach</i> was entrusted to the Chief Brahman of the Royal Place, a <i><a href="/wiki/Purohita" title="Purohita">baku</a></i> known as Preah Esey-Phat. It was the job of the Chief Brahman to keep <i>Preah Khan Reach</i> safe and also to examine its blade from time to time. If the blade gave out a rusting color, then it would foretell a bad omen. The <i>baku</i> were to protect the supposed magical powers of the royal swords through various rites and incantations: if drawn from its scabbard without the prescribed ritual, it would bring disaster upon the country.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cultural_influence">Cultural influence</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Preah_Khan_Reach&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Cultural influence"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>To this day, the <i>Preah Khan Reach</i> is an object of pride and fascination for the Khmer people. </p><p>Cambodian dancer Chey Chankethya from the Secondary School of Fine Arts of Phnom Penh created a Khmer ballet in 2006 based on the legend of the <i>Preah Khan Reach</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <i>Preah Khan reach</i> also gave its name to the <a href="/wiki/Preah_Khan_Reach_Svay_Rieng_FC" title="Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng FC">Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng Football Club</a>, which competes in the <a href="/wiki/C-League" class="mw-redirect" title="C-League">C-League</a>, the top tier of <a href="/wiki/Cambodian_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Cambodian football">Cambodian football</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Preah_Khan_Reach&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output 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