Angkor Wat by Mitchell McCarthy

The Thai army defeat the Khmers and the Khmers abandon Angkor Wat

1432 BCE

The Thai army invaded Angkor resulting in the locals having to flee Angkor due to the invasion of the Thai’s which resulted in the fall of Angkor Wat

Thai army attack Angkor Wat

1431 BCE

The Thai army defeat the Khmers

Buddhism regains its importance and again becomes the main religion

1300 BCE

Indravarman III became king after Jayavarman VIII made Angkor Wat’s main religion Buddhism

Rule of Jayavarman VIII leads to the getting rid of Buddhism in the Empire

Period: 1243 BCE to 1298 BCE

Jayavarman VIII destroys all remains of Buddhist temples drawings and images in Angkor Wat

Jayavarman VII regains his Empire defeating the Chams

Period: 1181 BCE to 1219 BCE

Jayavarman VII defeated the chams getting back the eastern side of his Empire and extends the Empire to Laos which is now Thailand and Burma

Cham kingdom invade most of Khmer Empire's eastern territory

Period: 1177 BCE to 1178 BCE

Jayavarman VII is king at the time

Suryavarman II built an Empire in 30 years

Period: 1115 BCE to 1145 BCE

This feat was quite incredible to have been done in 30 years seeing that they had very little resources and most Empires took over 50 years to build their temples or cities

Suryavarman II became king of The Khmer Empire

1113 BCE

Suryavarman II became king by ambushing his uncle who was king at the time and assassinated him with his own little army. Then he became king of Angkor Wat

Buddhism becomes important in Angkor Wat

Period: 834 BCE to 1145 BCE

Jayavarman II and Suryavarman II introduce Buddhism to Angkor Wat as the main Religion

Jayavarman II became the first ruler of The Khmer Empire which is soon to become Angkor Wat

802 BCE

This feat was quite incredible to have been done in 30 years seeing that they had very little resources and most Empires took over 50 years to build their temples or cities