Khmer empire

The Khmer Empire

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  • 1593 BCE

    The Fall of the King

    The Fall of the King
    The Thai king attacks and defeats the Khmer king bringing an end to the Empire and its people.
  • 1440 BCE

    New Capital City

    New Capital City
    The Khmers are forced to relocate the capital to Phnom Penh, Cambodia's modern day capital city.
  • 1431 BCE

    The Decline of the Khmer Empire

    The Decline of the Khmer Empire
    The Thai army attacks Angkor and later the Khmers are forced to abandon it with its location being forgotten.
  • 1300 BCE

    Buddhism

    Buddhism
    The Buddhist religion once again grows important and becomes the main religion of the Khmer Kings
  • 1243 BCE

    Jayavarman VIII

    Jayavarman VIII
    With the new king Jayavarman VIII Buddhism was renounced throughout the Khmer Empire and its temples and monuments were destroyed. The main religion changed to Hinduism.
  • 1219 BCE

    Take Over

    Take Over
    Jayavarman VII defeats the Cham Kingdom and therefore regains their eastern territory expanding the empire to its fullest extent.
  • 1177 BCE

    Invasion

    Invasion
    The Cham Kingdom invades lots of the Khmers eastern territory
  • 1145 BCE

    Angkor Wat

    Angkor Wat
    The temple of Angkor Wat is built and its precious items are placed in it.
  • 877 BCE

    Indravarman

    Indravarman
    King Jayavarman III was succeeded by his cousin Indravarman as the devaraja. He further expanded the system of artifical lakes.
  • 850 BCE

    Jayavarman II

    Jayavarman II
    The King, Jayavarman II died and his last royal palace was built.
  • 802 BCE

    The Beginning of the Khmer Empire

    The Beginning of the Khmer Empire
    This marked the beginning of the Khmer Empire with Jayavarman II declaring himself the devaraja
  • 500 BCE

    The First Khmers

    The First Khmers
    The first evidence of trade between Indians and the Khmer people.