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Preah Khan was built on the site of JAYAVARMAN VII's victory over the invading CHAMS in 1191. Unusually the modern name, meaning "holy sword", is derived from the meaning of the origina Nagara Jayasri (holy city of victory).[1] The site may previously have been occupied by the royal palaces of YASOVARMAN II and TRIBHUVANADITYAVARMAN.[2] The temple's foundation STELA has provided considerable information about the history and administration of the site: the main image, of the BODHISATTVA AVALOKITE"7;VARA in the form of the king's father, was dedicated in 1191 (the king's mother had earlier been commemorated in the same way at TA PROHM). 430 other deities also had shrines on the site, each of which received an allotment of food, clothing, PERFUME and even MOSQUITO NETS;[3] the temple's wealth included gold, silver, GEMS, 112,300 pearls and a COW with GILDED horns.[4] The institution combined the roles of city, temple and Buddhist u