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Civil war breaks out in Angkor as rival leaders compete for control of the Khmer Empire.
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The empire is divided as several contenders fight to gain control.
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Suryavarman II was the second major king. this is because he was the king that was there while they started building and finished building angkor wat. His reign's included monumental architecture(Angkor Wat), numerous military campaigns and restoration of strong government.this has made Suryavarman as one of the empire's greatest kings.
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The capital at Angkor is looted by the Champa Kingdom (modern day Vietnam.) The Champa defeat the Khmer and burn parts of the Angkor region.
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Jayavarman VII defeats the Chams and extends the Khmer Empire even further to include present-day Laos, Thailand and Burma.
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A new capital city called Angkor Thom (‘great city’) is built by Jayavarman VII
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Buddhism grows in importance and once again becomes the main religion of the Khmer Kings
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the khmer empire fell in 1431. the khemer epire fell bevause of the amount of wars it had and the amount of water being used lead the khemer empire into thirst
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The rulers of the Khmers move the capital of the Khmer Empire to Phnom Penh.
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the khmer empire began in 802
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Jayavarman II was the founder of the khmer epire and he was the most powerful person in their empire. his reign lasted for 48 years. 802-850
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Yasovarman I becomes king and
establishes the first official capital of the Khmer Empire at Yasodharapura. -
