Khmer Empire

By simosta15
  • 500

    Trade between India and Khmer Empire

    Early pieces of evidence show the Khmer people trading with India
  • Dec 24, 770

    Jayavarman II assembles smaller states to make the empire larger. The new capital is angkor

    Jayavarman II brings lots of different states to make the Empire bigger
  • Dec 24, 802

    Jayavarman II enthroned himself as a devaraja

    Jayavarman II makes himself a god king (devaraja)
  • Dec 24, 834

    834-1145 Angkor Wat is built

    Angkor Wat is built, the heart of the Khmer and allows Buddhist to become important
  • Dec 24, 1181

    Jayavarman VII defeated the Chams to expand the empire to today's Laos, Thailand and Burma

    Jayavarman VII defeated the Chams to expand the empire, he extended the empire to today’s Laos, Thailand and Burma (Myanmar)
  • Dec 24, 1234

    Jayavarman VIII announces Hinduism becomes official religion.

    Jayavarman VII announces that all Buddhist temples and images be destroyed to allow Hinduism become official religion.
  • Dec 24, 1300

    Buddhism regains position of official religion of the Khmer Empire

    Buddhism becomes more and more important over time and regains position of official religion of Khmer Empire
  • Dec 24, 1431

    Thai army attacks Angkor

    The Thai army attacks Angkor Wat to try and overrule the Khmer Empire
  • Dec 24, 1432

    Khmer people abandon Angkor Wat and over time the location is forgotten

    After the Thai army attack Angkor Wat it is abandoned and over time its location is forgotten and the jungle grows around it
  • Dec 24, 1440

    Khmer rulers change capital city to Phnom Penh

    Since the capital (angkor wat) becomes abandoned and forgotten they change the capital city to the original capital, Phnom Penh

  • Siamese (Thai King) attacks Khmer Empire and wins

    Siamese the Thai king attacked the Khmer Empire and won.

  • Vietnamese army repeatedly attack Khmer Empire in Mekong River delta and defeat the Khmer

    Vietnamese army attack Khmer Empire repeatedly in Mekong River and defeat the Khmer Empire. The modern day borders of Cambodia are determined to hold the Vietnamese army.