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500
500 CE
Evidence of trade between the Khmer and Indian people -
500
550-700
State of Chenla replaces Funan as the dominant kingdom -
Jan 1, 770
770-834
Jayavarman thwe second unifies smaller states to create one large empire. The capital in the Angkor region of Cambodia. -
Jan 1, 1177
1177-78
Cham kingdom invades much of Khmer Empires eastern territory -
Jan 1, 1243
1243-98
Rule of Jayavarman VIII. He renounces Buddhism and orders that Buddhist temples and images be destroyed and Hinduism become the main religion -
Jan 1, 1300
1300s
Buddhism grows in importance and again becomes the main religion of the Khmer kings. -
Jan 1, 1431
1431
Thai army attacks Angkor -
Jan 1, 1432
1432
Khmers abandon Angkor. Over subsequent centuries, the jungle grows around and over Angkor and its location is forgotten. -
Jan 1, 1440
1440s
Khmer rulers relocate the capital to Phnom Penh -
1593
Siamese (Thai) king attacks and defeats Khmer king. -
1700s
Vietnamese armies repeatedly attack Khmer forces in Mekong River delta and defeat the Khmer. The approximate modern borders of Cambodia are determined. -
1-550
First known kingdom in the Lower Mekong River region, Funan, rises and falls. -
1181-1219
Jayavarman VII defeats the Chams and expands the empire to furthest extent to incorporate much of present-day Laos, Thailand and Burma -
Khmer Empire
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Jayavarman the second
Jayavarman the second enthroned as a devaraja (God king) -
Angkor Wat 834-1145
Khmer Empire expands and Angkor Wat is built. Buddhism becomes important.
