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500
First evidence that the Khmer people existed
The Khmers traded with the Indians -
Period: Jan 1, 770 to
Jayavarman II unifies smaller states to create one large empire in Cambodia
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Jan 1, 1178
Cham Kingdom invades eastern territory of Khmer Empire
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Period: Jan 1, 1181 to Jan 1, 1219
Jayavarman II defeats Chams and expands the empire to its limit
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Period: Jan 1, 1243 to Jan 1, 1298
Rule of Jayavarman II
Orders Buudhist temples and images be destroyed -
Jan 1, 1431
Thais attack Angkor
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Jan 1, 1432
Angkor is abandoned and location is forgotten
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Viets repeatedly attack the empire
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Jayavarman II crowned God-King
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Buddhism becomes a very important religion
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Death of Jayavarman II
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Period: to Jan 1, 1145
Khmer empire expands and Angkor Wat is built