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A new capital city called
Angkor Thom (‘great city’) and Bayron is
built -
The kingdom of Champa defeats the Khmer
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the Cham are defeated
and driven out of Angkor Jayavarman VII -
greatest Khmer king Rules
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Jayavarman VIII succeededs
Indravarman -
A Chinese traveller and writer by the name
of Zhou Daguan visits the Angkor region and
records features of daily life in the region. -
Buddhism grows importance again becomes main Religion of Khmer.
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End of classical Khmer era, last stone engraving
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Angkor Wat is finished being built and the start of thirty year drought in the Khmer.
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The Angkor region is attacked by the kingdom
of Ayutthaya and thousands are enslaved causing the Angkor Thom to be abandoned. -
Jayavarman II forces a number of
small Khmer kingdoms to unite,
founding the Khmer Empire. -
Yasovarman I
becomes king and
establishes the first
official capital of
the Khmer Empire,
Yasodharapura
