Khmer Empire

By Ricky Santilli
  • Period: Nov 23, 770 to Nov 23, 834

    Connecting small states

    Jayavarman II connects smaller states to create one large empire
  • Nov 23, 802

    Devaraja

    Jayavarman II declares himself a devaraja (God-king)
  • Period: Nov 23, 834 to Nov 23, 1145

    Angkor Wat and buddhism

    Khmer Empire expands and Angkor Wat is built. Buddhism also comes more popular and more important
  • Period: Nov 23, 1181 to Nov 23, 1219

    Expanding the empire

    Jayavarman VII defeats the Chams. He expands the empire to most of modern day Laos, Thailand and Burma
  • Period: Nov 23, 1243 to Nov 23, 1298

    Religion

    Jayavarman VII renounces buddhism and orders for buddhist temples to be destroyed. He also orders for hinduism to become the main religion
  • Nov 23, 1300

    Buddhism

    Buddhism grows again and becomes the main religion of the Khmer kings
  • Nov 23, 1431

    Thai Army

    Thai army attacks Angkor
  • Nov 23, 1432

    Angkor abandoned

    Khmer people abandon Angkor and the location is forgotten due to the jungle that grows around and over Angkor
  • Nov 23, 1440

    Capital of Khmer

    Khmer rulers relocate the capital to Phnom Penh

  • Thai defeats Khmer king

    Thai king attacks and defeats the Khmer king

  • Modern day borders formed

    Vietnamese armies repeatedly attack the Khmer forces in the Mekong river delta and defeats Khmer. The approximate modern day borders of Cambodia are now formed