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The first kingdom known in the Mekong river region called funan was built and was named the largest city in the world, covering an area of a thousand square kilometres.
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The Chenla Empire replaces the Funan Empire as the more dominant kingdom
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King Jaaayavarman the second unifies smaller states to create one large empire. The capital is in the Angkor region of Cambodia.
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The Khmer empire expands and Angkor wat is built. Bhuddism also becomes important.
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The cham kingdom attacks and destroyes much of the easten side of the Khmer empire.
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King Jayavarman vii defeats the chams and expands the empire to furthest5 extent to incorporate much of present day Laos, Thailand and Burma.
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New rule of Jayavarman viii. King Jayavarman renounces Buddhism and orders that Buddhist temples ans images be destroyed and Hinduism become the main religion.
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Buddhism becomes more and more important and becomes the main religion for the Khmer Kings
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The Thai army attacks the Angkor kingdomk
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The Khmer people abandon Angkor. Over subsequent centuries, the jungle grows around and over Ankor and its location is forgotten.
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Khmer rulers relocate the capital to Phenom Penh.
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Siamese kings attack and defeat the Khmer king.
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Vietnamese armies repeatedly attack khmer forces in Mekong river delta and defeat the Khmer. The approximate modern borders of Cambodia are determined.
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Jayavarman the second is enthroned as a devaraja (god)
