The core area of ​​the immense Khmer empire (9th to half of the 15th century) – to which a large part of present-day Thailand can be counted – was centrally controlled from Angkor. This central authority was connected to the rest of the empire by a network of navigable waterways and more than a thousand miles of well-maintained paved and elevated roads equipped with the necessary infrastructure to facilitate travel, such as covered staging areas, medical posts, and water basins .

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