He was the successor of Suryavarman I[1]: 137  but not his son; he descended from Yasovarman I's spouse.

He built the Baphuon Temple to honor the god Shiva, but some of the sculptures are dedicated to Buddha.

[1]: 138 [2]: 103 [3]: 371 The Sdok Kak Thom temple, located near the present day Thai town of Aranyaprathet, was also constructed during his reign.

The temple was home to a gray sandstone stele, 1.51 meters high, with a detailed inscription that recounted the sequence of previous Khmer kings.

The inscription stele is now part of the collection of the national museum in Bangkok.