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This is the time when King Suryavarman I expands the Khmer empire to its greatest extent ranging from Laos, Thailand and southern Vietnam.
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The Khmer Empire was divided because there were several contenders for the throne. There were many wars between the Chams, Angkor and the Birmins.
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Angkor Wat was the first Hindu, Buddhist temple complex in Cambodia and the largest religious monument in the world. The temple was built by the Khmer King Suryavarman in the early 12th century
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Reign of King Suryavarman II, builder of Angkor Wat, the largest religious monument in the world which he dedicated to the Supreme God Vishnu.
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The Chams of southern Vietnam, long annexed by the Khmer empire, rise up and sack Angkor, burning the wooden city and plundering its wealth
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Reign of King Jayavarman VII, who defeated the Chams and builds Angkor Thom, Preah Khan and Ta Prohm. Upon his death, the empire begins to decline.
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End of Khmer empire. Angkor abandoned to the jungle. Buddhist monks care for it over the following centuries.
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The Preah Ko was the first temple built in the old and now unused city of Hariharalaya
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King Indravarman IWas a ruler of Khmer Empire who reigned from Hariharalaya between 877/78 and 889/890 AD. He was the builder of the first Angkor reservoir, Preah Ko and Bakong
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Jayavarman II founded the Khmer Empire and so he declared himself as the King
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