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History on Khmer Empire

  • 1593 BCE

    The end of the Khmer Empire

    The end of the Khmer Empire
    Siamese armies attack and defeats the Khmer Empire.
  • 1440 BCE

    Phnom Penh has been found

    Phnom Penh has been found
    The Khmer Empire relocates and finds Phnom Penh.
  • 1432 BCE

    Angkor is abandon

    Angkor is abandon
    Khmer Empire abandons Angkor and Angkor's location is forgotten.
  • 1300 BCE

    Buddhism makes a comeback.

    Buddhism makes a comeback.
    Buddhism grows back to importance and becomes the main religion again.
  • 1243 BCE

    Hinduism becomes the main religion

    Hinduism becomes the main religion
    Jayavarman VIII renounces Buddhism and destroys it's temples and images and makes Hinduism its main religion.
  • 1181 BCE

    The Chams defeat

    The Chams defeat
    Jayavarman II defeats the Cham kingdom and further extents the Khmer Empire.
  • 1177 BCE

    The Cham kingdom

    The Cham kingdom
    The Cham kingdom invades most of the Khmer Empire's eastern territory.
  • 834 BCE

    Angkor Wat

    Angkor Wat
    After the Khmer Empire starts expanding they start building Angkor Wat.
  • 770 BCE

    One large empire

    One large empire
    Jayavarman II joins smaller states to unify as one large empire.
  • 550 BCE

    The first known kingdom

    The first known kingdom
    The first known kingdom of the Khmer Empire in the Mekong River region, rises and falls.
  • Period: 500 BCE to 1700 BCE

    Khmer Empire

    The Khmer Empire rein lasted for 1200 years making a lot of historical events.