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Evidence of trade between the Khmer and Indian People
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First known kingdom in the Lower Mekong River region, Funan Kingdom, rises and fall
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Jayavarman II unites smaller states to create one large empire. The capital is in the Angkor region of Cambodia
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Cham Kingdom invades much of Khmer Empire’s eastern territory
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Jayavarman VII defeats the Chams and expands the empire to much of present day Laos, Thailand and Burma
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King Jayavarman VII renounces Buddhism and orders that Buddhist Temples and images be destroyed and Hinduism becomes main religion
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Buddhism grows in importance and again becomes the main religion of the Khmer Kings
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Thai army attacks Angkor, Khmers abandoned Angkor Wat. Angkor Wat becomes forgotten and abandoned. Khmer rules relocate
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Siamese (Thai) king attacks and defeats Khmer King
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Vietnamese armies repeatedly attack Khmer forces in Mekong river delta and defeat the Khmer. The approximate modern borders of cambodia are determined
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Khmer Empire expands and Angkor Wat is built. The temple was built as a Buddhist Temple. over time Buddhism becomes more popular
