Khmer Empire

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  • 500

    500 CE

    Evidence of trade between the Khmer and Indian Peoples
  • 550

    550-700 CE

    State of Chenla replaces Hunan as the dominant kingdom
  • Jan 1, 770

    770-834 CE

    Jayavaraman II unifies smaller states to creation large empire. The capital is in the Angkor region of Cambodia
  • Jan 1, 802

    802

    Jayavarman II enthroned as a dvaraja (God King)
  • Jan 1, 834

    834-1145

    khmer empire expands and Angkor Wat is built. Buddhism becomes important.
  • Jan 1, 1177

    1177- 78

    Cham Kingdom invades much of Khmer Empires eastern territory
  • Jan 1, 1181

    1181-1219

    Jayavarman VII defeats the Chams and expands the empire to furthest extent incorporate much of present day Laos, Thailand and Burma
  • Jan 1, 1243

    1243-98

    Rule of Jayavaraman VIII. He renounces Buddhism and orders that Buddhist temples and images be destroyed and Hinduism become the main region.
  • Jan 1, 1300

    1300s

    Buddhism grows in importance and again becomes the main religion of the Khmer Kings
  • Jan 1, 1431

    1431

    Thai army attacks Angkor
  • Jan 1, 1432

    1432

    Khmers abandon Angkor. Over subsequent centuries, the jungle grows around and over Angkor and its location is forgotten
  • Jan 1, 1440

    1440s

    Khmer rulers relocate the capital to Phnom Penh

  • 1593

    Siamese (Thai) king attacks and defeats the Khmer king

  • 1700s

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