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Evidence of hunter living in the western region of Cambodia.
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There are evidence of human settlement, in form of the remains of ceramic pots.
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Evidence of use of iron to make tools.
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Evidence of well developed trade relations between The Khmer people and The India.
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1 - 550 CE Funan rises and falls. This was the first known kingdom in the Lower Mekong River Region.
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550 - 700 CE The state of Chenla replaces Funan as the dominant kingdom.
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King Jayavarman had constructed his last royal palace and died. year 8 history book
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770 - 834 CE Jayavarman II merges smaller states in order to create one large empire. The capital is in the Angkor region of Cambodia.
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802 CE Jayavarman II is enthroned as a devarja
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834 - 1145 CE The Khmer Empire expands and Angkor Wat is then built by Suryavarman II. Buddhism becomes more imortant.
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1177 - 1178 CE The Cham kingdom invades much of the Khmer Empire's eastern territory.
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1181 - 1219 CE Jayavarman VII defeats the Chams and extends the Khmer Empire even further to include present-day Laos, Thailand and Burma.
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1243 - 1298 CE This is the time of the rule of Jayavarman VIII. He renounces Buddhism and orders that Buddhist temples and images be destroyed so that Hinduism becomes the main religion.
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1300's (CE) Buddhism grows in importance and once again becomes the main religion of the Khmer Kings.
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1431 CE The Thai army attacks Angkor Wat, this is the end of the Khmer Empire. source to picture http://frogandprincess.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/image-angkor_wat_from_north_pond_2.jpeg
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1432 CE The Khmers had abandoned Angkor Wat. Over subsequent centuries, the jungle grows around it and the location of Angkor Wat is forgotten. Image Source:
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1440's (CE) The rulers of the Khmers move the capital of the Khmer Empire to Phnom Penh.
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1593 CE The Siamese (Thai) king attacks and defeats the Khmer king.
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1700's (CE) Vietnamese armies regularly attack the Khmer forces in the Mekong River delta and end up defeating the Khmers. The approximate modern borders of Cambodia are now determined. This is the end of the Khmer Empire.
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