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500
Trade begun
evidence of trade between the khmer indian peoples -
Period: 500 to
khmer empire
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Period: Dec 23, 770 to
Unified into one empire
Jayavarman II unifies smaller states to create one large empire. The capital is in the angkor region of Cambodia -
Period: Dec 25, 1177 to Apr 2, 1178
cham kingdom invades
the cham kingdom invades much of the khmer empire eastern territory -
Period: Dec 31, 1181 to Sep 2, 1219
jayarman VII defeats chmas
He expands the empire to the furthest extent incoporate much of present-day laos , thailand and burma -
Period: Oct 29, 1243 to Nov 27, 1298
rule of jayarvarman VIII
he renounces buddism and orders budist temples be destroyed and hinduism become the main religion -
Nov 29, 1300
buddhism returns
it becomes main religon again -
Nov 29, 1432
khmers fall
khmers abandon angkor over centuries the jungle grows around and over and over angkor and the locations is forgotten -
Nov 29, 1440
relocate
khmer rulers relocate the capital to phnom penh -
khmers are defeated
siamese king attacks and defeats khmer king -
vietnamese armies
repeatedly attack the khmer forces in mekong river delta and defeat the khmer. the approximate modern borders of cambodia -
jayavarman II Devaraja
Jayavarman II enthroned as a devaraja (God-king) -
Period: to Dec 26, 1145
khmer empire expands
khmer empire expands and angkor wat is built. buddhism becomes important
