KHMER EMPIRE

By Cetus
  • 500

    The earliest recorded Khmer ruler is Rudravarman

    The earliest recorded Khmer ruler is Rudravarman
    He ruled from Angkor Borei, a centre of Khmer's development in culture and politics, Known for works made out of sandstone such as a statue of Vishnu.
  • Nov 1, 1000

    Reign of Suryavarman I

    Reign of Suryavarman I
    After a decade of war against rival groups Suryavarman gains the throne. HE expands Ankor's territory and starts to construct the West Baray. The reservior is five miles long ( 8.0467 km) and 1.5 miles wide (2.4140 km). The Reservior still is working today.
  • Nov 1, 1181

    Reign of Jayavarman VII is considered the greatest of all Khmer Kings

    Reign of Jayavarman VII is considered the greatest of all Khmer Kings
    Jayavarman VII is thought as one of the greatest kings of Khmer. Khmer was getting torn by civil war and losses of battle against Champa, a place which is now known as Vietnam.
  • Nov 1, 1200

    The empire reaches its greatest extent under Jayavarman VII

    The empire reaches its greatest extent under Jayavarman VII
    The Khmer empire reaches it's greatest extent under the king Jayavarman II. He built a wall that surrounds Ankor Thom with the Bayon temple in the centre.He declares Mahayana Buddhism the state religion.

  • Jayavarman II declared universal monarch.

    Jayavarman II declared universal monarch.
    Jayavarman II unifies rival groups and on the land where Angkor while soon to rise, places his capital Hariharalaya. The ruins of Hariharalaya are known as the Rulous Group.