Khmer Empire

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  • King Jayavarman II
    Nov 18, 802

    King Jayavarman II

    Jayavarman II was crowned king of the Khmer Empire from 802ce-850ce
  • Period: Nov 22, 802 to Nov 23, 1431

    Khmer Empire

    The Khmer Empire started in 802 and lasted until 1431 CE
  • Period: Nov 18, 834 to Nov 19, 1145

    Angkor Wat

    The Khmer empire expanded and Angkor Wat was built, which made Buddhism become important
  • Period: Nov 18, 1177 to Nov 19, 1178

    Cham Kingdom invasion

    The Cham kingdom invaded much of the eastern side of the Khmer empire.
  • Period: Nov 18, 1181 to Nov 19, 1219

    Jayavarman VII

    Jayavarman defeated the Chams and expanded the Khmer empire to its furthest.
  • Period: Nov 18, 1243 to Nov 19, 1298

    The rule of Jayavarman VII

    Jayavarman renounced Buddhism and ordered that Buddhist temples and images of the religion, to be destroyed and that Hinduism become the new main religion
  • Buddhism
    Nov 22, 1300

    Buddhism

    Buddhism in the Khmer empire grew in importance and becomes the main religion again.

  • Siamese (Thai)

    During 1500, the Thai king defeated the Khmer King
  • Vietnamese

    Vietnamese

    The Vietnamese armies repeatedly attacked the Khmer forces in the Mekong River delta and defeated them.
  • Period: to

    First known kingdom

    First known kingdom was in the Lower Mekong River region, Funan, rises and falls