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An inscription on a stone block is carved in Angkor Borei, The script used is still used in cambodia today and is an adaption of Brahmi, the Indian script used to write Sanskrit.
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Zhou Daguan, a Chinese diplomat visits Angkor. He records a lot about their culture, tradition, architecture, and the daily lives of the Khmer people.
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The last Khmer inscription carved in Angkor to commemorate the ascension of a minor king. It also marks what is considered by archeolegists to be the end of the classic Khmer period.
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The Angkor ruins are vsited by Alexandre-Henri Mouhot, a French naturalist. His drawings and journals are published, beginning the rediscovery of Abgkor by the western world.
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Angkor is made capital by Rajendravarman II. Before the 16th century, Angkor did not have the name Angkor, meaning "city". During imperial times, temple inscriptions referred to it as Yashodharapura which translates to "glory-bearing city".
