Khmer Empire

By lamp13
  • 500

    Evidence of Trade

    Evidence of Trade between the Khmer and Indian peoples.
  • Period: 500 to

    Khmer Empire

  • Period: Jan 1, 770 to

    Jayavarman II unifires smaller states.

    Jayavarman II unifires smaller states to create one large empire
  • Period: Jan 1, 1181 to Jan 1, 1219

    Jayavarman VII defeats Chams.

    Jayavarman VII defeats Chams and expands the empire to furthest extent to incorporate much of modren day Laos, Thailand and Burma.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1243 to Jan 1, 1298

    Jayarvarman VII renounces Buddhism.

    Jayarvarman VII renounces Buddhism and orders that Buddhist temples be destroyed and Hiduism become the main religion.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 1, 1500

    Khmer rulers relocate.

    Khmer rulers relocate capital to Phnom Penh.
  • Jan 1, 1431

    Thai Army attacks Angkor.

    Thai Army attacks Angkor.
  • Khmers abandon Angkor.
    Jan 1, 1432

    Khmers abandon Angkor.

    Over time, jungle grows and Angkor is forgotten
  • Siamese King attacks.

    Siamese King attacks.

    Siamese (Thai) King attacks and defeats Khmer King
  • Period: to

    Vietnamese armies repeatedly attack Khmer.

    Vietnamese armies repeatedly attack Khmer.
    Khmers defeated.
  • Jayavarman II enthroned as devaraja.

    Jayavarman II enthroned as devaraja.

    Devaraja=God King
  • Around this time, Angkor Wat is built.

    Around this time, Angkor Wat is built.

  • Period: to Jan 1, 1145

    Khmer Empire expands.

    Khmer Empire expands and Angkor Wat is built.