Ankor wat

Khmer Empire

  • Evidence of trade
    500

    Evidence of trade

    The first evidence of the khmers trade with the indian people.
  • Period: 500 to

    The Khmer Empire

    Is the time where all the temples and famous structures were made as well as the states. Many wars occured during this time and the biggest Relion Temple was bulit Angkor wat throught the world.
  • Funan
    550

    Funan

    first known kingdom in the lower Mekong River region, Funan rises and falls. Because of the lack of looking after the village and because of the floods.
  • Chenla
    Nov 25, 700

    Chenla

    state of Chenla replaces Funan as the dominant kingdom.
  • Period: Nov 23, 770 to

    Jayavarman II

    Jayavarman II unfies smaller states to create on elarge empire. the capital is in the Angkor region of cambodia. he was the 9th century king of cambodia and ruled much of south east asia
  • Nov 26, 1002

    Jayaviravarman and Suryavarman

    The king died. A civil war ensued between Jayaviravarman and Suryavarman I, both of whom claimed the throne.
  • The Khmers leave Angkor
    Nov 23, 1143

    The Khmers leave Angkor

    Once they left, they also left all the temples and possions. After a while the jungle grew all over the temples.
  • Cham Kindom attack
    Nov 23, 1177

    Cham Kindom attack

    they invade much of Kmher Empires easter terriory.
  • Jayavarman VIII
    Nov 25, 1243

    Jayavarman VIII

    Renounces Buddhism and urders that Buddhist temples and images should be destroyed and make Hinduism the main religion.
  • Buddism
    Jan 1, 1300

    Buddism

    Buddism grows in importance and is a important religion in the Khmer Empire and becomes the main religion.
  • Thais attack
    Nov 23, 1431

    Thais attack

    The Thai army attacks Angkor. Mnay of the solders looted all the Temples and after that would sometimes bring the temple down into pieaces.
  • Siamese attack

    Siamese attack

    the Siamese king attacks and defeats khmer king.
  • Vietnamese attack Khmer

    Vietnamese attack Khmer

    Vietnamese armies repeatedly attack Khmer which forces them into the Mekong river delta and defea6t the Khmer. the approximate modern borders of Cambodia are determined.
  • Jayavarman II

    Jayavarman II

    is enthroned as a devaraja( god king).
  • Jayavarman V

    Jayavarman V

    Succeeded Rajendravarman II as ruler of Kambuja, now the Khmer Empire.
  • Period: to Nov 22, 1145

    Angkor wat

    Angkor Wat is bulit and is the biggest relgious monument in the world. From this Hidduism and Buddism was brought into the coutry from workers and is now a Buddism Temple. The word Angkor wat means " Temple city".