Khmer Empire

  • Period: 100 to 550

    Funan's rise and fall

    The first known kingdom in the lower Mekong river, rises and falls
  • Trade between Khmer Empire and India
    500

    Trade between Khmer Empire and India

    The Khmer Empire starts a trade with India
  • Jayavarman and Suryavarman fights for the throne of The Khmer Empire
    Jan 1, 1002

    Jayavarman and Suryavarman fights for the throne of The Khmer Empire

    After the death of the previous king, Jayavarman and Suryavarman fights for the throne of the Khmer Empire.
  • Suryavarman becomes King of the Khmer empire
    Jan 1, 1010

    Suryavarman becomes King of the Khmer empire

    Suryavarman defeats Jayavarman and claims the throne, and now Suryavarman is now the King of the Khmer Emire
  • Period: Jan 1, 1113 to Dec 31, 1150

    Suryavarman II crowned king

    Designs Angkor Wat
  • Construction begins on Angkor Wat
    Jan 1, 1140

    Construction begins on Angkor Wat

    Suryavarman II Starts the construction of Angkor Wat and Jayaverman VII finishes it
  • Chams loot Angkor Wat
    Jan 1, 1177

    Chams loot Angkor Wat

    Angkor Wat gets looted by the Chams
  • Period: Jan 1, 1181 to Dec 31, 1220

    Jayavarman VII defeats the Chams

    Jayavarman the VII defeats the Chams and expands the Khmer Empire
  • Period: Jan 1, 1181 to Dec 31, 1215

    Jayavarman VII the Greatest Khmer King reigns

    Jayavarman VII does great things that benefits The Khmer Empire
  • Jayavarman VII dies
    Jan 1, 1220

    Jayavarman VII dies

    The Greatest King dies
  • Period: Jan 1, 1243 to Dec 31, 1298

    Rule of Jayavarman VIII

    During the rule of Jayavarman VIII, he orders that all buddhist temple's be destroyed to make Hinduism to be the main religion
  • Angkor Thom becomes capital for the Khmer Empire
    Jan 1, 1300

    Angkor Thom becomes capital for the Khmer Empire

    The Khmer Empire moves its capital to Angkor Thom
  • Period: Jan 1, 1352 to Dec 31, 1357

    Angkor gets looted by Ayutthaya Thais

    Angkor Wat gets attacked by the Thais and looted
  • King Suryagvong Retakes Angkor Wat
    Jan 1, 1357

    King Suryagvong Retakes Angkor Wat

    King Suryagvong leads an army and retakes Angkor Wat from the Siamese
  • Angkor Wat gets looted again
    Jan 1, 1393

    Angkor Wat gets looted again

  • Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Dec 31, 1499

    Phnom Penh becomes the Capital

    Phnom Penh becomes the capital of the Khmer Empire
  • Angkor Wat is attacked
    Jan 1, 1431

    Angkor Wat is attacked

    The Thai army attacks Angkor Wat and loots it
  • The Khmer people abandons Angkor Wat
    Jan 1, 1432

    The Khmer people abandons Angkor Wat

    The Khmer Empire leaves Angkor Wat
  • Chams settle in Cambodia as refugees
    Jan 1, 1471

    Chams settle in Cambodia as refugees

    After the fall of the Chams, that started to settle in Cambodia
  • The King of the Khmer Empire is defeated

    The King of the Khmer Empire is defeated

    The Thai King attacks the Khmer King and defeats him. This is the end of The Khmer Empire
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    Vietnam attacks the Khmer Empire

    The Vietnam army wins the batlle at the Mekong River Delta which ends the rest of The Khmer Empire
  • Jayavarman II pronouces himself Devaja

    Jayavarman II pronouces himself Devaja

    Jayavarman II pronounces himself Devaja (which means God-king)
  • Jayavarman IV takes the throne and makes Lingapura Capital

    Jayavarman IV takes the throne and makes Lingapura Capital

    Jatavarman IV becomes King of the Khmer Empire and makes Lingapura capital of the Khmer Empire
  • Jayavarman V

    Jayavarman V

    Jayavarman V, successor of Rajendravarman and becomes ruler of Kambuja. Began a construction of a shrine called Ta Keo but something happen and was incomplete.
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    Khmer Empire

    The rise and fall of the Khmer Empire
  • Period: to Dec 31, 1145

    The Khmer Empire expands

    The Khmer Empire expands throughout Indo-China
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    Jayavarman IV moved Capitals

    Jayavarman IV moved the capital to Kor Ker
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    Jayavarman III

    Jayavarman III, son and successor of Jayavarman II. But died while hunting a elephant.