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Beginning of the Khmer Empire
The first kingdom known in the Mekong river region called funan was built and was named the largest city in the world, covering an area of a thousand square kilometres. -
Sep 19, 600
Chenla Empire replaces the Funan Empire
The Chenla Empire replaces the Funan Empire as the more dominant kingdom -
Oct 20, 770
King Jayavarmanunites unites smaller states to create one large empire
King Jaaayavarman the second unifies smaller states to create one large empire. The capital is in the Angkor region of Cambodia. -
Jun 22, 1000
Angkor wat
The Khmer empire expands and Angkor wat is built. Bhuddism also becomes important. -
Jan 1, 1177
Khmer empire is raided
The cham kingdom attacks and destroyes much of the easten side of the Khmer empire. -
Apr 19, 1184
Jayavarman the vii expands the Khmer empire
King Jayavarman vii defeats the chams and expands the empire to furthest5 extent to incorporate much of present day Laos, Thailand and Burma. -
Dec 5, 1200
Jayavarman new rule and new religion
New rule of Jayavarman viii. King Jayavarman renounces Buddhism and orders that Buddhist temples ans images be destroyed and Hinduism become the main religion. -
Aug 31, 1300
Hinduisms importance
Buddhism becomes more and more important and becomes the main religion for the Khmer Kings -
Mar 12, 1431
The Thais attack
The Thai army attacks the Angkor kingdomk -
Oct 20, 1432
Angkor is abandoned
The Khmer people abandon Angkor. Over subsequent centuries, the jungle grows around and over Ankor and its location is forgotten. -
Oct 22, 1445
Khmer new location
Khmer rulers relocate the capital to Phenom Penh. -
Siamese attack
Siamese kings attack and defeat the Khmer king. -
The end of the Khmer empire.
Vietnamese armies repeatedly attack khmer forces in Mekong river delta and defeat the Khmer. The approximate modern borders of Cambodia are determined. -
Jayavarman ii is enthroned
Jayavarman the second is enthroned as a devaraja (god)
