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Nov 19, 1113
Suryvarman II
Suryvarman built Angkor wat. It was the largest religious temple ever built. He built it to show of his power and so he could be with the Gods when he died. -
Nov 19, 1181
Jayavarman VII
Jayavarman Led his army into battle and took control of the capital of Khmer that had been over run by the Champa. He then ascended to the throne and drove back the enemy army and expanded the Khmer Empire to it's limits. -
Nov 19, 1243
Power struggle
Jayavarman VIII Took the throne from his nephew and couldn't control the Large area the Jayavarman the VII built up and the Khmer Empire slowly declined. The Champa started to take back their land and the area of the Khmer Empire halved. -
Nov 19, 1400
Decline of the Empire
The Khmer Empire was weaker than it had ever been and it's borders had been pushed back by three times the size it was. Madern day cambodia is the size it is now because of the decline of the Khmer Empire -
Jayavarman II
He was the founder of the Khmer Empire. He left Home at a young age and then returned and took control of the Khmer -
Yasovarman I
Yasovarman built the first major city of the Khmer Empire -
Rajendravarman II
He moved the capitol of Khmer back towards the south and raided the Champa -
Period: to Nov 19, 1400
Khmer Empire Timeline