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Period: 100 to 550
Funan rises
People from Tibet and southern China arrive and the kingdom of Funan is established -
Period: 550 to Jan 1, 700
Chenla becomes dominant kingdom
Funan falls, and Chenla replaces it, becoming the more dominant kingdom -
Period: Jan 1, 834 to Jan 1, 1145
Angkor Wat is built
Jayavarman III expands the Khmer empire and Angkor Wat is built. -
Jan 1, 1177
The Chams invade
The Cham kingdom invade the Khmer empire's eastern regions -
Period: Jan 1, 1181 to Jan 1, 1219
The Chams are defeated
Jayavarman VII defeat the Chams and expands the Khmer empire to its full extent, covering modern-day Thailand, Laos and Burma -
Period: Jan 1, 1243 to Jan 1, 1298
Buddhism is renounced and Hinduism replaces it.
Jayavarman VIII renounces Buddhism and orders that Hinduism become the main religion. -
Period: Jan 1, 1300 to Jan 1, 1399
Buddhism becomes the main religion again
Buddhism grows in importance and becomes the main religion of the Khmer kings again. -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 1, 1499
Khmer capital changes to Phnom Penh
Khmer rulers relocate the capital of the Khmer empire to Phnom Penh -
Jan 1, 1431
Thai’s attack Angkor
The Thai armies attack Angkor and The Khmer empire abandon the city. -
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Khmer empire is defeated
Vietnamese armies repeatedly attack the Khmer region along the Mekong river and finally defeat it.