Timeline of the Khmer Empire ~Piear Baselyous 8Ryan

By Piear Baselyous
  • 500

    Trade between Khmer and India

    Trade between Khmer and India
    500 CE
    Trade has occurred between the people of Khmer and India. Image Source: http://hittheroadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Angkor-Wat-Cambodia4.jpg http://hittheroadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Angkor-Wat-Cambodia4.jpg
  • 550

    Rise and Fall of Funan

    1 - 550 CE
    Funan rises and falls. This was the first known kingdom in the Lower Mekong River Region.
  • Dec 31, 700

    Chenla replaces Funan

    550 - 700 CE
    The state of Chenla replaces Funan as the dominant kingdom.
  • Nov 22, 1145

    Khmer Empire expands

    834 - 1145 CE
    The Khmer Empire expands and Angkor Wat is then built by Suryavarman II. Buddhism becomes more imortant.
  • Nov 22, 1178

    Cham Kingdom invades

    1177 - 1178 CE
    The Cham kingdom invades much of the Khmer Empire's eastern territory.
  • Nov 22, 1219

    Jayavarman VII defeats the Chams

    1181 - 1219 CE
    Jayavarman VII defeats the Chams and extends the Khmer Empire even further to include present-day Laos, Thailand and Burma.
  • Nov 22, 1298

    Rule of Jayavarman VIII

    1243 - 1298 CE
    This is the time of the rule of Jayavarman VIII. He renounces Buddhism and orders that Buddhist temples and images be destroyed so that Hinduism becomes the main religion.
  • Nov 22, 1399

    Buddhism becomes important

    1300's (CE)
    Buddhism grows in importance and once again becomes the main religion of the Khmer Kings.
  • Jan 1, 1431

    Khmer Empire Ends

    Khmer Empire Ends
    1431 CE
    The Thai army attacks Angkor Wat, this is the end of the Khmer Empire. Image Source:
    http://frogandprincess.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/image-angkor_wat_from_north_pond_2.jpeg
  • Jan 1, 1432

    Khmers abandon Angkor

    Khmers abandon Angkor
    1432 CE
    The Khmers had abandoned Angkor Wat. Over subsequent centuries, the jungle grows around it and the location of Angkor Wat is forgotten. Image Source:
    http://paulimrie.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/ta-prom-temple-angkor-wat.jpg?w=627
  • Nov 22, 1499

    Phnom Penh is now capital

    1440's (CE)
    The rulers of the Khmers move the capital of the Khmer Empire to Phnom Penh.

  • The king is defeated

    1593 CE
    The Siamese (Thai) king attacks and defeats the Khmer king.

  • Vietnam attacks Khmer

    1700's (CE)
    Vietnamese armies regularly attack the Khmer forces in the Mekong River delta and end up defeating the Khmers. The approximate modern borders of Cambodia are now determined. This is the end of the Khmer Empire.

  • Jayavarman II enthroned

    Jayavarman II enthroned
    802 CE
    Jayavarman II enthroned as a devarja (god-king). Image Source:
    http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2

  • Jayavar,an II unifies smaller states

    770 - 834 CE Jayavarman II merges smaller states in order to create one large empire. The capital is in the Angkor region of Cambodia.