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First known kingdom in lower Mekong River Region
This was the first known kingdom in Khmer empire. The Mekong river flows into Cambodia and feeds on Tonle sap. Khmers are one of the first people known in south east asia -
Jan 1, 1145
Khmer Empire expands and Angkor Wat is built.
Syriavarman II was apparently a Demi-god and built Angkor Wat. Angkor Wat was 500 acres and has many beautiful carvings -
Jan 1, 1219
Jayavarman VII defeats the Chams and expands the empire to further extent to incorporate much of present day Laos. Thailand and Burma.
King Jayarvarman VII defeated the Chams securing his spot as a ruler. He expanded the empire into much of Laos, Thailand and Burma -
Jan 1, 1298
Jayavarman VIII. He renounces Buddhism and orders that Buddhist temples and images be destroyed and Hinduism becomes main religion.
King Jayarvarman VIII banned Buddhism as a religion and told the Khmers to destroy all of the temples and images of Buddha which made Hinduism the main Religion -
Jan 1, 1431
Thai army attack Khmer
The Thai army attacks Khmer trying to attack Khmer. They were unsuccessful -
Nov 1, 1432
Khmers abandon Angkor. Over subsequent centuries the jungle grows into Angkor and it is lost forever
The Khmers keep on getting attacked and decide to run away. The jungles grows into Angkor temples and they are all lost forever besides the Angkor Wat -
Siamese(Thai) king attacks and defeats Khmer king
The Thai king attacks Khmer and win. Most of the empire escape though leading to 100 more years of survival -
Vietnamese armies repeatedly attack Khmer forces in Mekong river delta and defeat the Khmer
Vietnamese armies come in many numbers and attack the Khmer empire. The Khmers after a while surrender which is the last major thing that happened in the Khmer lifespan -
Jayavarman II unifies smaller states to create a large empire. The capitol is in the Angkor region of Cambodia.
King Jayavarman II unified smaller states with his intimidation and power. He was king in 802 -
Jayavarman II enthroned as a devaraja (God-King)
King Jayavarman II declared himself Devajara(God-King) in a ceremony performed by Hindu high priest