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The Khmer and Indian people hat traded.
According to evidence, discoveries had found that the Indians had traded with the th Khmer. -
May 17, 1145
The Khmer's expansion
The Khmer Empire expands further and Agnkor Wat is built under Suryavaran VII and then Buddism becomes important to the Khmers -
Sep 22, 1219
Cham Invasions
The Cahm kingdom invades much of the Khmer to tkae there might Temple, Agnkor Wat -
Apr 4, 1293
Jayavarman VIII's Hinduism
When Jayavarman VIII became Emperor, he brought back Hinduism and destroyed buddism images and statues -
Mar 10, 1431
The Thai Army invades Angkor
This is the time when Jayavarman the VII died so the Thais ran in and invaded the unprotected Angkor -
Nov 24, 1432
The Khmers abandon Angkor
After the Thais invaded Angkor, the Khmers have to abandon their sacred temple to live another day, causing the temple to be over run by jungle and the location forgotten -
Dec 15, 1440
Relocated capital city
After abandoning Angkor, the Khmers relocated their capital city to Phnom Penh, which is the present day capital of Cambodia -
The Deafeat of the Khmer King
The Saimese (Thai) king finally vanquished the Khmer King after many years -
The Defeated Khmer empire
The Vietnamese repeatedly attcked the weak Khmers and started forcing them out of the Mekong Delta the the borders of Cambodia is determined -
The Khmer fortifacation on Cambodia.
Jayavarman II unifies the smaller states of Cambodia to crate one large empire. The capital then was in the Angkor region of Cambodia.