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Period: 100 to 550
Rise and fall of Funan
Funan the first known kingdom in the lower Mekong region -
450
The start of the Khmer empire
The start of the Khmer empire -
500
Trade between the Khmer and India begins
Trade between the Khmer empire and India begins. -
Jan 1, 770
Jayavarman II begins to create one large army.
Jayavarman II begins to create one large army he does this by taking over the smaller states. -
Period: Jan 1, 1181 to Jan 1, 1219
Jayavarman vII expands the Khmer empire to its furthest.
Jayavarman vII expands the Khmer empire to its furthest taking over what is now known as Laos, Burme and Thailand. -
Jan 1, 1219
Jayavarman VII defeats the Chams.
Jayavarman VII defeats the Chams as he was planning to expand the Khmer empire to the biggest it was going to be -
Dec 31, 1298
Rule of Jayavarman VII
He renounces that Hinduism is now the main religion -
Jan 1, 1300
Buddism is introduced to Khmer
Buddism becomes the main religion of the Khmer empire -
Jan 1, 1431
The Khmer empire ends
The Khmer empire ends due to four years of no rain and then 1 year of monsune rains. -
Jan 1, 1431
Khmer empire is attacked
The Thai army attacks Angkor -
Jan 1, 1432
Khmers abandon Angkor wat
Khmers abandon Angkor wat due to 4 years of drought and then 1 year of monsune rains. This was also due to the greeadyness and the erosion in the soil destroying there crops. -
Dec 31, 1499
Phnom Penh is now the capital.
The Khmer empire move there capital to Phnom Penh. -
Thai king defeats Khmer king.
The Thai king attacks and defeats Khmer king -
Khmer empire expands
The Khmer empire expands. -
Angkor wat is built for the Khmers.
Angkor wat was built for many purposes. It was built place for Suryaeman II, the Gods and for religious purposes -
Jayavarman II enthorned
Jayavarman II is glorified as devaraja (god-king)
