Khmer/Angkor Empire

By jordy1005
  • Period: May 5, 800 to May 5, 1500

    Rise and Decline

  • Jan 1, 802

    JayavarmanII founds the Khmer Empire (802-835)

    • Established four capitals for his kingdom
    • He used war, alliances and marriage to expand the area under his control.
    • He built several Hindu temples.
  • May 5, 889

    Yasovarman I (889-900)

    • He moves Khmer capital to the Angkor area -He made a gigantic resavoir -A new capital called Yasodharapura
  • May 5, 944

    Rajendravarman II (944-968)

    -Bulids a series of temples at Angkor
    -Khmer had their first war
    -khmer cout became a centre for scholars and artists.
  • May 5, 1113

    Suryavarman II (1113-50)

    -Builds Angkor wat.
    - coquered haripunchai and south-western thailand.
  • May 5, 1181

    Jayavarman VII (1181-1215)

    _ Khmer empire reaches its greatest extent under Jayavarman VII
    -waged war against Champa for 20 years.
    -made Buddhism the new state religin.
    -made roads, hospitals, temples and rest houses for travellers and traders.
  • May 5, 1243

    jayavarman VIII (1243-1295)

    • wanted to return to Hinduism.
  • May 5, 1260

    Mongol empire

    -mongol empire conquered China.
  • May 5, 1283

    Jayavarman VII (1283)

    • Pays tribute to Kublai Khans mongols to avoid war.
  • May 5, 1295

    Srindravarman (1295)

    -Deposes Jayavarman VIII and introduces Theravada buddism
  • May 5, 1327

    The claaical period ends (1327)

    • The classical period ends with the last known inscription on a pillar.
  • May 5, 1431

    Thais sack Angkor (1431)

    • Thais sack Angkor and it is abandoned by the Khmer rulers.