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Kingdom in the lower Mekong area, Funan, rises and falls.
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Chenla replaces the kingdom of Funan and becomes a dominant empire.
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King Jayavarman II joins many small towns to form one joint empire. He decides to make the capital in the Ankgor region of Khmer
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The Cham kingdom invades the Khmer’s eastern Empire
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Jayavarman VII defeats he Cham people and extends the empire and covers most of present-day Laos, Thailand and Burma
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Jayavarman VIII rules the throne after the death of Jayavarman VII. He denies the Buddhist religion and orders for the Buddhist temples to be brought down. Hinduism then becomes the main religion.
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Khmer Empire abandon Angkor. Over many, many years, jungle grows and covers Angkor. Rendering its location as forgotten
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Approximately the time when the rulers of the Khmer Empire relocate the capital to the city of Phnom Penh. Now the modern day capital of Cambodia.
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The Siamese (Thai) king attacks the Khmer king and wins
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The Vietnamese army frequently attacks the Khmer forces in the Mekong River and they defeat the Khmer. The approximate borders on modern-day Cambodia are formed.
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Khmer empire expands and the Angkor Wot is built. Buddism becomes the main religion
