Khmer Empire - Timeline

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  • Jan 1, 802

    802 Beggining of Khmer Empire

    In this year, king Jayavarman II had himself declared chakravartin ("king of the world", or "king of kings") on Phnom Kulen.
  • Jan 1, 1113

    Building of Angkor Wat

    Originally built as a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Vishnu, it was converted into a Buddhist temple in the 14th century, and statues of Buddha were added to its already rich artwork.
  • Jan 1, 1125

    Birth of Jayavarman VII

    Jayavarman was born into the royal family of Angkor. He married a very religious and strong-minded princess named Jayarajadevi, who exerted an important influence on him, both before he gained the throne and during the early years of his reign.
  • Jan 1, 1181

    Beggining of the reign of Jayavarman VII

    During his reign Jayavarman continued his military activities, bringing Champa, southern Laos, and portions of the Malay Peninsula and Burma under his control. But increasingly he devoted his energies and organizational capacities to the kind of religious and religio-political construction projects that had been carried on by his royal predecessors
  • Nov 27, 1215

    End of the reign of Jayavarman VII

    At the end of his reign, Jayavarman constructed the Bayon temple, which he dedicated to the Buddhist cult of the Buddha Raja instead of the traditional Linga Raja.