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500
Evidence of trade
There is evidence that the Khmer and Indians traded at this time -
550
Funan as dominant kingdom
Funan becomes the dominant kingdom by the State of Chenla -
Jan 1, 770
Uniting the empire
Jayavarman II unites all the other states to create one large empire, with the Ankor region as its capital -
Jan 1, 1177
Invaders!
The Khmer empire gets invaded by the Cham kingdom -
Jan 1, 1181
The final expansion
Jayavarman VII expands the Khmer empire to its furthest extent by defeating the Chams -
Jan 1, 1243
New religion
Jayavarman VIII orders all Buddhist temples to be destroyed and to make Hinduism the main religion -
Jan 1, 1300
Back to the old religion
The main religion becomes Buddhism, again -
Jan 1, 1431
Enemies!
Thai army attacks Angkor -
Jan 1, 1432
Running from home
The Khmers abandon Angkor and its location becomes forgotten -
Jan 1, 1440
Relocation
The Khmer rulers relocate to Phnom Penh -
King VS King
The Khmer king gets defeated by the Siamese (Thai) king -
End of the Khmer
Vietnamese armies repeatedly attack and eventually defeat the Khmer empire -
A “God-King” rises
Jayavarman II declared himself as a “God-King” -
Expanding the empire
As the Khmer empire expands, Angkor Wat is built and Buddism becomes important
