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Khmer Empire

By Isaac Legrand
  • 100

    first known kingdom

    first known kingdom
    First known kingdom in the Lower Mekong River region, Funan, rises.
  • Period: 100 to Oct 27, 1431

    Khmer Empire

    First known kingdom in the Lower Mekong River region, Funan, rises and falls.
  • 500

    trading

    trading
    Evidence of trade between the Khmer and the Indian peoples.
  • 550

    fall of the first kingdom.

    fall of the first kingdom.
    First known kingdom in the Lower Mekong River region, Funan, falls.
  • Period: 550 to Aug 26, 700

    domestic knigdom

    State of Chenla replaces Funan as the domestic kingdom.
  • Period: Oct 27, 770 to

    Jayaverman II

    Jayavarman II unifies smaller states to create on large empire. The capital is in the Angkor region of Cambodia.
  • Period: Oct 27, 1177 to Oct 27, 1178

    Cam invation

    Cam kingdom invades much of Khmer Empire’s eastern territory.
  • Period: Oct 27, 1181 to Aug 27, 1219

    Jayavarman VII defeats the Chams

    Jayavarman VII defeats the Chams and expands the empire to furthest extent to incorporate much of present-day Laos, Thailand and Burma.
  • Period: Oct 27, 1243 to Oct 27, 1298

    Rule of Jayavarman VIII

    Rule of Jayavarman VIII. He renounces Buddhism and orders that Buddhist temples and images be destroyed and Hinduism become the main religion.
  • Oct 27, 1300

    Buddhism

    Buddhism
    Buddhism grows in importance and again becomes the main religion of the Khmer kings.
  • Oct 27, 1431

    Thai army attacks Angkor.

    Thai army attacks Angkor.
    Thai army attacks Angkor.
  • Oct 27, 1432

    Khmers abandon Angkor

    Khmers abandon Angkor
    Khmers abandon Angkor. Over subsequent centuries, the jungle grows around and over Angkor and its location is forgotten.
  • Oct 27, 1440

    Khmer rulers relocate the capital to Phnom Penh.

    Khmer rulers relocate the capital to Phnom Penh.
    Khmer rulers relocate the capital to Phnom Penh.

  • Siamese (Thai) king attacks and defeats Khmer king.

    Siamese (Thai) king attacks and defeats Khmer king.

  • Vietnamese armies repeatedly attack Khmer forces

    Vietnamese armies repeatedly attack Khmer forces
    Vietnamese armies repeatedly attack Khmer forces in Mekong River delta and defeat the Khmer. The approximate modern borders of Cambodia are determined.

  • 'god king'

    'god king'
    Jayavarman II enthroned as a devaraja [god king].
  • Period: to Aug 26, 1145

    the Khmer Empire expantion

    Khmer Empire expands and Angkor Wat is built. Buddhism becomes important.