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Period: 500 to 550
THE KHMER EMPIRE
From 500-550 .from the earliest of evidences t, it was found that the khmer empire had started -
Period: 550 to Mar 1, 700
domiant kingdom
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Period: Jan 1, 770 to
jayavarman
jayavarman ll unifies smaller states to creat one large empire. the capital is in the angkor region of cambodia -
Period: Jan 1, 1177 to Jan 1, 1178
Invading
Cham kingdom (the vietnamese) invaded much of the khmer empires eastern territory -
Period: Jan 1, 1181 to Jan 1, 1219
Pay Back
Jayavarman Vll defeats the chams and expands the empire of furthest extent to incorporate much of present-day laos, thailands and burma -
Period: Nov 27, 1248 to Nov 27, 1298
Jayavarman Vll
rule of jayavarman Vll .He renounces buddism and orders the buddhist temples and images be destoryand hinduism become the main religion -
Nov 27, 1300
religion
buddism grows in importance and again becomes the main religion of the khmers kiongs -
Nov 27, 1431
attack
Thai army attacks angkor -
Nov 27, 1432
Abandoned
khmers abandon angkor. Over subsequent centuries , the jungle grows around and voer angkors and its location is forgotten -
Nov 27, 1440
Relocating
Khmers rulers relocate the capital to phnom penh -
The battle
siamese (thai) king attacks and defeats the khmer king -
defeat and attack
Vietnam armies repeatly attack khmer forces in mekong river delta and defeats the Kmher.The approximate moern borders of cambodia are determined -
the throne
jayavarman ll enthorned as a devaraja (god-king) -
Period: to Jan 1, 1145
Expanding
Khmer epmire expands and Angkor Wat is built and the religion buddism become important