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Period: 100 to
Khmer Timeline
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Period: 100 to 500
Rise and Fall of Funan
Funan was the first ever known kingdom in the Lower Mekong River -
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Evidence of Khmer trading with India
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Period: 550 to Dec 31, 700
Chenla replaces Funan
Chenla another kingdom replaces Funan as the dominant kindom in The Khmer empire. -
Period: Jan 2, 770 to Dec 31, 834
Jayavarman II unites smaller states
Jayavarman II unites the smaller states to create one large empire. -
Jan 1, 802
Jayavarman II enthroned
Jayavarman II was crowned deva-raga known as God-KIng -
Period: Jan 1, 834 to Dec 31, 1145
Khmer Empire Expands
Khmer empire expands and Ankor wat is built by Suryavarman II -
Jan 1, 1113
Ankor wat building begins
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Jan 1, 1145
Ankor Wat building finished
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Period: Jan 1, 1177 to Dec 31, 1178
Cham kingdom invades
The Cham kingdom invades much of the Khmer Empire's eastern territory. -
Period: Jan 1, 1181 to Dec 31, 1219
Jayavarman VIII defeats the Chams
Jayavarman VII defeats the Chams and extends the Khmer Empire even further to include present-day Laos, Thailand and Burma. -
Jan 1, 1243
Jayavarman VIII begins rule
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Period: Jan 1, 1243 to Dec 31, 1298
Rule of Jayavarman VIII
Jayavaran VII renounces Buddhism and orders that the temples be destroyed. Hinduism becomes the main religion -
Jan 1, 1298
Jayavarman VIII dies
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Period: Jan 1, 1300 to Dec 31, 1399
Buddhim becomes main religion
Buddhism grows more important and once again becomes the main religion -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Dec 31, 1499
Phnom Penh becomes capital
The Khmers move the capital of the Khmer Empire to Phnom Penh. -
Jan 4, 1431
End of the Khmer Empire
The Thai Army attacks Ankor Wat that is the end for the empire -
Jan 1, 1432
Khmers abandon Ankor Wat
Ankor Wat is forgotten and jungle grows around it -
The Khmer king is defeated
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Vietnam attacks Khmer
Vietnamese armies attack the Khmer forces in the Mekong River delta and defeat the Khmers. The modern borders of Cambodia are now determined. This is the end of the Khmer Empire.
