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This is the time when King Suryavarman the first expands the Khmer empire to its greatest extent ranging from Laos, Thailand and southern Vietnam.
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The Khmer Empire was divided because there were several contenders for the throne. There were many wars between the Chams, Vietnam, Burma and Thailand.
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Angkor Wat was the first Hindu, Buddhist temple in Cambodia and the largest religious monument in the world. The temple was built by the Khmer King Suryavarman in the early 12th century
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Reign of King Suryavarman II, ordered the construction of Angkor Wat and Beng Mealea. He extended Khmer influence to Malaya, Burma and Siam (Thailand) and distinguished himself religiously from former kings through his devotion to the Hindu deity Vishnu (to whom Angkor Wat is dedicated).
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The Chams of southern Vietnam, long annexed by the Khmer empire, rise up and attack Angkor, burning the wooden city and plundering its wealth.
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Reign of King Jayavarman VII, who defeated the Chams and builds Angkor Thom, Preah Khan and Ta Prohm. Upon his death, the Khmer empire begins to decline.
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End of Khmer empire. Angkor Watt abandoned to the jungle. Buddhist monks care for it over the following centuries.
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The Khmer Empire began in 802, when King Jayavarman declared himself as the (chakravartin). Which means king of the world or king of kings.
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The Preah Ko was the first temple to be built in the ancient and now defunct city of Hariharalaya. In Present Bakong, Cambodia.
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King Indravarman the first was a ruler of Khmer Empire He ordered the construction of the first Angkor reservoir and Preah Ko
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The first temple to be constructed in the Khmer empire took approximantly 17 years to build.
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