Timeline of the Khmer Empire

Khmer

500

Evidence og trade between the Khmer and Indian peoples

Mekong River

550

First known kingdom in the Lower Mekong River region, Funa,rises and falls

State of Chenla

Nov 27, 700

State of Chenla replaces Funan asn the dominant kingdom.

Jayavarman 2nd

Nov 27, 770

Unifies smaller states to create one large empire. The captital is in the Angkor region of Cambodia.

Angkor Wat

Nov 27, 1145

Khmer Empire expands and Angkor Wat is built. Budism becomes important.

Invaders

Nov 27, 1177

Cham kingdom invades much of Khmer Empire's eastern territory

The Expantion

Nov 27, 1219

Jayavarman 7th defeats the Chams and expands the empire to furthest extent to incorporate much of present-day Laos, Thiland and Burman

Buddhism

Nov 27, 1298

Rule of Jayavarman 7th. He renounces Buddhism and orders that buddhist temples and images be destroyed and Hinduism become the main religion

Growth of Buddhism

Nov 27, 1300

Buddhism grows in importance and again becomes the main religion of the Khmer kings

Angkor

Nov 27, 1431

Thai army attacks Angkor

Abandon

Dec 2, 1432

Khmers abandon Angkor. Over subsequent centuries,the jungle grows around and over Angkor and its location is forgotten.

Phnom Penh

Dec 2, 1440

Khmers rulers relocate the capital to Phnom Penh

Siamese

Dec 2, 1593

Siamese (Thai) king attacks and defeats Khmer king.

Vietnamese armies

Dec 2, 1700

Vietnamese armies repeatedly attack Khmer forces in Mekong River delta and defeat the Khmer. The approximate modern borders of Cambodia are determined

Enthroned (Jayavarman2nd)

Mar 2, 2022

Jayavarman 2nd enthroned as a devaraja (god-king)