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Khmer Empire

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  • Period: 1700 BCE to 1799 BCE

    Vietnamese armies repeatedly attack Khmer

  • Period: 1593 BCE to 1593 BCE

    Thai Siamese king attacks and defeats Khmer king

  • Period: 1440 BCE to 1449 BCE

    Khmer rulers relocate the capital to Phnom Penh

  • Period: 1432 BCE to 1432 BCE

    Khmer abandon Angkor

  • Period: 1431 BCE to 1431 BCE

    Thai army attacks Angkor

  • Period: 1300 BCE to 1399 BCE

    Buddhism grows in importance and becomes part of the Khmer religion

  • Period: 1243 BCE to 1298 BCE

    Rule of Jayavarman VIII

    He removes Buddhism from the Khmer Empire. Hinduism becomes the main religion
  • Period: 1181 BCE to 1219 BCE

    Jayavarman VI defeats Cham

    He expands the empire to furthest extent to incorporate much of present day Laos, Thailand and Burma
  • Period: 1177 BCE to 1178 BCE

    Cham kingdom invades much of Khmer Empire's eastern territory

  • Period: 834 BCE to 1145 BCE

    Khmer Empire expands and Angkor Wat is built.

    Buddhism becomes important
  • Period: 802 BCE to 803 BCE

    Jayavarman II enthroned as devaraja

  • Period: 770 BCE to 834 BCE

    Jayavarman II unifies smaller states to create one large empire

    The capital is in the Angkor region of Cambodia
  • Period: 550 BCE to 700 BCE

    State of Chenla replaces Funan as the dominant kingdom

  • Period: 500 to 501

    Evidence of trade between the Khmer and Indian peoples