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Jan 1, 802
Jayavarman II
Jayavarman II is enthroned as a god-king (Also known as Devarja) and the kingdom of Ankor Wat is found. He died in 850CE -
Period: Jan 1, 834 to Dec 31, 1145
834-1145 CE
Angkor Wat is constructed and the Khmer Empire starts to exapand. During this time, Buddhism became a crucial religion. -
Jan 1, 877
Indravarman I
After Jayavarman II's death, Indravarman I becomes king. He ordered for the construction of Preah Ko and Bakhong Temples. -
Period: Nov 30, 1177 to Nov 30, 1178
1177-1178 CE
Khmer's easter-territory is attacked by the Cham kingdom -
Jan 1, 1181
Jayavarman VII Defeats the Chams
Jayavarman VII, famous for defeating Chams, becomes king, sacks Chams capital in reprisal in 1191 -
Period: Nov 30, 1243 to Nov 30, 1298
Jayavarman VIII's change in religion
After Jayavarman VIII was in charge, he orded the current main religion, Buddhism, to be destroyed and change the new main religion to Hinduism. -
Period: Nov 30, 1300 to Nov 30, 1399
Buddism becomes important again
During this time, Buddism became as important as it was before the sudden change of religion Hinduism. -
Nov 30, 1431
The Khmer Empire Ends
The Khmer Empire is attacked by the Thai army which leads to the end of the empire -
Nov 30, 1432
Khmer empire is forgotten
After the Khmer empire was abandoned, couple of centuries have past and now jungles grow out of it and the location is completlely forgotten.
