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Period: 550 to Dec 1, 600
Funan
Kingdom in the lower Mekong area, Funan, rises and falls. -
Period: 550 to Jan 1, 700
Chenla
Chenla replaces the kingdom of Funan and becomes a dominant empire. -
Period: Jan 1, 770 to
Formation of the Empire
King Jayavarman II joins many small towns to form one joint empire. He decides to make the capital in the Ankgor region of Khmer -
Period: Jan 1, 1177 to Jan 1, 1178
Invasion of the Cham Kingdom
The Cham kingdom invades the Khmer’s eastern Empire -
Period: Jan 1, 1181 to Jan 1, 1219
Defeat of Cham People
Jayavarman VII defeats he Cham people and extends the empire and covers most of present-day Laos, Thailand and Burma -
Period: Jan 1, 1243 to Jan 1, 1298
Jayavarman VIII takes over the throne
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. -
Jan 1, 1432
Abandoning of Angkor
Khmer Empire abandon Angkor. Over many, many years, jungle grows and covers Angkor. Rendering its location as forgotten -
Jan 1, 1440
Relocation of the capital
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. -
Attack of Thai king
The Siamese (Thai) king attacks the Khmer king and wins -
Fall of Khmer Empire
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. -
Period: to Jan 1, 1145
Strengthening of the Khmer Empire
Khmer empire expands and the Angkor Wot is built. Buddism becomes the main religion
