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500
Trade between the Khmer and the Indian people
There was evidence of very well-developed trade relations between the Khmer people and India about 500 CE. One of the best examples of the influence of the Hindu and Buddhist religions during the period of the Khmer Empire -
Period: 500 to
Khmer Empire
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Nov 16, 700
New dominant kingdom
state of Chenla replaces Funan as the dominate kingdom -
Nov 16, 770
States unite
Jayavarman II unifies smaller states to create one large empire. The capital is in the Angkor region of Cambodia -
Nov 16, 800
Jayavarman God King
Jayavarman II enthroned as a devaraja (God King) -
Period: Nov 16, 834 to Nov 17, 1145
The expansion of the Khmer Empire
Khmer Empire expands and Angkor Wat is built. Buddhism becomes important. -
Period: Nov 16, 1181 to Nov 17, 1219
Jayavarman VII
Jayavarman VII defeats the Chams and expands the Empire to furthest extent to incorporate much of present day Laos, Thailand and Burma -
Period: Nov 16, 1243 to Nov 17, 1298
Jayavarman VIII
Rule of Jayavarman VIII. He renounces Buddhism and orders that Buddhism temples and images be destroyed and Hinduism become the main the main religion -
Nov 16, 1300
Buddhism
Buddhism grows in importance and again becomes the main religion of the Khmer Kings -
Nov 21, 1431
Thai army
Thai army attacks Angkor -
Nov 21, 1432
Khmers abandon Angkor
Khmers abandon Angkor. Over subsequent centuries, the jungle grows around and over Angkor and its location is forgotten -
Nov 21, 1440
Relocate
Khmer rulers relocate and the captial to Phnom Penh -
Defeat of the Khmer
Vietnamese armies repaetedly attack Khmer froces in Mekong River delta and defeats the Khmer. The approximate morden borders of Cambodia are determined -
Cham invades
Cham kingdom invades much of Khmer Empire's eastern territory -
Siamese
Siamese (Thai) king attacks and defeats Khmer king