Angkor and the Khmer By ashtro678 100 Traders bring Hinduism 550 Early Kingdoms of Chenla in Cambodia Jan 1, 802 Khmer Kingdom Begins Jan 1, 802 First Khmer Ruller- Jayavarman II Jan 1, 802 Jayavarman II finds the Khmer Empire in Cambodia Jan 1, 889 Yasovarman I moves the Khmer capital to Angkor Period: Jan 1, 889 to Jan 1, 900 Yasovarman Rules Jan 1, 900 Tai people migrate from southern China into northen Thailand Jan 1, 939 Viets expel China from Vietnam Jan 1, 1113 Suryavarman II builds Angkor Wat Jan 1, 1181 New Khmer King- Jayavarman VII Jan 1, 1181 Khmer Empire reachs its greatest extent under Jayavarman VII Jan 1, 1239 Thais rebel against Khmer rule and found a kingdom at Sukhothai Jan 1, 1243 Jayavarman VIII wants to return to Hindu Jan 1, 1283 Jayvarman VIII pays tribute to Kublai Khan's Mongols to avoid war Jan 1, 1295 Jayavarman is overthrown by son-in-law Srindravarman Jan 1, 1295 Srindravarman VIII introduces Theravada Buddhism Jan 1, 1296 Chinese diplomat Zhou Daguan visits Cambodia Jan 1, 1327 The Classical Period ends with the last known inscription on a pillar Jan 1, 1431 Thais sack and Angkor and it's abandoned by the Khmer rules
