Khmer

Khmer Empire

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  • Evidence of trade between india and khmer People
    500

    Evidence of trade between india and khmer People

  • first known kingdom in the mekong river region,funanrises and falls
    550

    first known kingdom in the mekong river region,funanrises and falls

  • Period: 550 to Dec 2, 700

    State of chenla replaces funan as dominant kingdom

  • invasion
    Dec 2, 1177

    invasion

    cham kingdom invades much of khmer empires east territory.
  • Period: Dec 2, 1181 to Dec 2, 1219

    defeat

    jayavarman II defeats chams and extends empire to the furthest extant
  • Period: Dec 2, 1243 to Dec 2, 1298

    jayavarman VIII

    he renounces and orders theat buddist temples and images be destroyed and hinduism become the new religion.
  • Dec 2, 1300

    Religion

    buddhism grows in importance and again becomes the main religion of the kings.
  • Dec 2, 1431

    thai army attacks angkor

  • Dec 2, 1432

    abbandoned

    Khmers abandon Angkor over susequent, centuries the jungle grows over and angkor and iys location is forgotten
  • jayarman II

    jayarman II

    he unified smaller states to create one large empire. The capital is in the capital of angkor region of cambodia
  • Period: to

    Jayavarman II rules the Khmer empire

  • Period: to Dec 2, 1145

    angkor wat

    khmer empire expands and angkor wat is built . buddism becomes important