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Funan rises and falls. This was the first known kingdom in the Lower Mekong river region.
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Trade has occured between the people of Khmer and India.
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Jayavarman is recognised as the founder of the Khmer Empire. There isn't any evidence to show the expansion of his Kingdom. But after his reign, the empire expanded a lot.
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King Jayavarman V commenced construction of Angkor Wat. It is a temple that is recognised as the largest religious monument in the world. It measures at roughly 162.6 hectares.
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The Cham Kingdom invades the Khmer Empire. They push back the Khmers and they gain control of a large part of the east of the Khmer Empire.
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The Cham Kingdom invades the Khmer Empire again but this time, King Jayavarman VII defeats them and got control of the Mekong Valley. Jayavarman VII expanded the Khmer Empire to its greatest extent. He takes control of modern day Laos, Thailand and Burma.
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Jayavarman VIII becomes the king. He denounces Buddhism and says that all buddhist temples and pictures must be destroyed. He makes Hinduism the main religion.
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Buddhism starts to rise in popularity and importance. It becomes the main religion of many citizens and the main religion all of the Khmer kings. However many people started to question the god-kings because Buddhism didn’t recognise that anyone had “divine right” to rule.
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The Thai army attacks Angkor and the last king to use Angkor as the capital abandoned it. The capital of the Khmer Empire was moved to Phnom Penh.
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The Thais attack the Khmer and they won, making the Khmer empire a vassal state to the Thais. This means that the Khmer was less important than the Thais and that they had control of it. The Thais looted the towns and stole jewels and images of Buddha.
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The Khmers are repeatedly attacked by the Vietnamese army. The vietnamese win and take land from the Khmer. The remaining land forms modern day Cambodia.
