Zach B Khmer Empire

By Zachary Bingham
  • Nov 19, 1122

    started building Ankor Wat

    started building Ankor Wat
    They started to build Angkor Wat.
  • Nov 19, 1150

    Ankor wat

    Ankor wat
    End of angkor wat building
  • Nov 20, 1177

    Angkor, khmer looted

    Angkor, khmer looted
    Angkor, khmer capital looted by chams.
  • Nov 19, 1181

    Reign of jayavarman VII

    Reign of jayavarman VII
    Reign of jayavarman VII greatest khmer king
  • Nov 25, 1219

    indravarman

    indravarman
    After the death of Jayavarman VII, his son Indravarman II (reigned 1219–1243)
  • Nov 21, 1225

    riege ended

    riege ended
    End of jayavarman VII riege
  • Nov 25, 1243

    riegn ended

    riegn ended
    Indravrman II riegn ended
  • Nov 25, 1243

    change of ruler

    change of ruler
    Indravarman II was succeeded by Jayavarman VIII (reigned 1243–1295)
  • Nov 25, 1244

    hindu ruler

    hindu ruler
    Jayavarman VIII was a devotee of the Hindu deity Shiva and an aggressive opponent of Buddhism, destroying many Buddha statues in the empire and converting Buddhist temples to Hindu temples
  • Nov 25, 1283

    Threatened

    Threatened
    the empire was threatened in 1283 by the Mongols under Kublai Khan's general Sogetu
  • Nov 25, 1285

    avoided war

    avoided war
    The king avoided war with his powerful opponent, who ruled all of China, by paying annual tribute.
  • Nov 25, 1295

    end of jayavarman VIII

    end of jayavarman VIII
    javarman VIII died
  • Nov 25, 1295

    srindravarman

    srindravarman
    Srindravarman, the new king was a follower of Theravada Buddhism, a school of Buddhism that had arrived in southeast Asia from Sri Lanka and subsequently spread through most of the region.
  • Nov 25, 1309

    died

    died
    Srindravarman rule ended
  • Nov 19, 1431

    end of khmer

    end of khmer
    End of Khmer Empire

  • Khmer Empire formed

    Khmer Empire formed
    The Khmer Empire was formed in 802 CE.