Khmer Empire Timeline

250

Trade

Around the year 250 the first signs of trade between the Khmer citizens and the Indians appeared.
-Khmers
-Indians

Mar 5, 1177

Cham Kingdom

The Cham kingdom invades much of the Khmer Empires eastern territory.
-The Chams

Mar 5, 1200

War/Extension of borders

Around the year 1200 Jayavarman VII defeated the Chams and extended the empire to furthest extent to incorporate much of present day Laos, Thailand and Burma.
-Jayavarman VII
-Chams

Mar 5, 1250

Racism against Buddhists

Around the year 1250 was the rule of Jayavarman VIII. He renounces Buddhism and orders that Buddhist temples and images be destroyed and Hinduism become the main religion.
-Jayavarman VIII

Mar 5, 1300

Buddhism Rises

Around the year 1300 Buddhism grows in importance and once again becomes the main religion between the Khmer Kings.
-Chế Bồng Nga (king)

Mar 5, 1431

War

Thai army attacks Angkor.
-Thai army

Mar 5, 1432

Angkor Wat Forgotten

Khmers abandon Angkor, over multiple centuries. The jungle grows around it and over Angkor and its location is forgotten.
-Khmers

Mar 5, 1440

Phnom Penh

Khmer rulers relocate the capital city to Phnom Penh.
-Khmer rulers

Mar 5, 1593

War

Siamese (Thai) king attacks and defeats Khmer King.
-Chey Chettha I (Khmer king)
-Somdet Phra Sanphet II (Siamese King)

Mar 5, 1700

War in the Mekong

Vietnamese armies repeatedly attack Khmer forces in the Mekong River delta and defeat the Khmer people. The approximate modern borders of Cambodia are determined.
-Vietnam army
-Khmer army