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11,000 BCE
Early Khmers
Hunter Gather people was said to live in Cambodia. Evidence of this happening is the human habitation, food for them and abundant of water. -
500 BCE
Use of iron
Archaeologist has discovered evidence of use of iron from a thousand years ago -
Jan 1, 802
Begginng of the Khmer Empire
King Jayavarman II was the king of the empire and became a devaraja. -
Jan 1, 850
The construction of the last royal palace
King Jayavarman II had constructed and finished the royal palace in which he soon died -
Jan 1, 877
Expansion of artificial lakes
Jayavarman III was succeed by his cousin named Indravarman who expanded the artificial lakes -
Jan 1, 889
The death of Indravarman
This is the year that Indravarman had died. Which Yasovarman took over the empire. -
Jan 1, 900
The death of Yasovarman
When Yasovarman had died five kings were ruling the empire for fifty years and only two of Yasovarman descendants were one of the kings. -
Jan 1, 961
Angkor Wat
King Jayavarman V constructed Angkor Wat which was one of the great wonders of the ancient world. -
Jan 1, 1181
Decline of the Khmer Empire
The decline of the empire was caused by expanding land, being attacked, their water sources was being destroyed by erosion. The picture down below shows the expansion of the land. -
Jan 1, 1431
The abandonment of Ankor
The last king that ruled the Khmer had abandoned the capital -
Attack of Vietnam
The Vietnamese had attacked the Khmer empire at the Mekong river
