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Period: 100 to 550
1-550
Funan, the first known kingdom in the lower Mekong River rises and falls. -
500
Trade betweeen the Khmer and Indians
Evidence of the first trade between the Khmer Empire and the Indian people. -
Period: 550 to Jan 1, 700
550-700
State of Chenla replaces Funan as the dominant kingdom. -
Period: Jan 1, 770 to
770-834
Jayavarman II unites smaller states and creates one large empire. This empier is known as the Khmer Empire. -
Jan 1, 1113
Angkor Wat
Angkor Wat, the largest religious building in the world is the most important and well known temple/palace in Cambodia. The Angkor Wat was completed around 1113 and was dedicated to the Hindu god, Bishnu. -
Jan 1, 1178
Cham Kingdom
Cham Kingdom invades much of Khmer Empire's eastern territory. -
Period: Jan 1, 1181 to Jan 1, 1219
1181-1219
Jayavarman VII defeats the Chams and expands the Khmer empire to its furthest extent to incorporate much of present-day Laos, Thailand and Burma. -
Period: Jan 1, 1243 to Jan 1, 1298
1243-1298
Jayavarman IIV renounces Buddhism and orders that Buddhist temples and images be destroyed and Hinduism become the main religion. -
Jan 1, 1300
Buddhism
Buddhism grows in importance and again becomes the main religion of the Khmer Kings. -
Jan 1, 1431
Thai army
Thai army attacks Angkor Empire. -
Jan 1, 1432
Khmer abandon Angkor
Khmers abandon Angkor. Over subsequent centuries, the jungle grows around and over Angkor and its location is forgotten. -
Siamese king attacks
Siamese king attacks and defeats the Khmer king. -
Vietnamese army attacks
Vietnamese armies attack the Khmer forces repeatedly in Mekong River delta and defeats the Khmer. The modern borders of Cambodia are determined. -
Jayavarman II
Jayavarman II declared himself as a devaraja or a god-king, in a ceremony performed by Hindu high priests. This meant that his rule came from a divine source and that he was a god living on the Earth. -
Period: to Jan 1, 1145
834-1145
Khmer Empire expands and the Angkor Wat is built. Buddhism becomes important in Cambodia.
