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Kingdom of Funan rises and falls.
Kingdom in the Lower Mekong River region. (funan) rises and falls. -
Oct 27, 770
Jayavarman II creats one large empire.
Jayavarman II unifies states to create one large empire. -
Oct 27, 1113
Reign of suryvarman ii
suryvarman ii built Angkor wat and atrengthend relations with china by winning new land for his empire. -
Oct 27, 1200
The empire reaches its peak of power.
The empire reaches its peak of power under Jayavarman vii. He also builds Angkor Thom, the Heart of the capital. -
Oct 27, 1215
Reign of Jayavrman VII.
Considered one of the greatest Khmer kings that changed the empire after internal fighting and battle to Champa losses now known as Vietnam. -
Oct 27, 1300
Visits to the Khmer empire by Zhou Daguan, a Chinese diplomat.
His visits to the Khmer empire allowed him to make detailed reports and provided valuable information on the everyday life and the habits of people in Angkor as well as a good understanding of historical Angkor. -
Oct 27, 1400
Armies of neighboring kingdoms win khmer land reducing the state
Champa to the east and Ayutthaya (todays Thailand.)win over land and reduce the state. -
Oct 27, 1431
Ayutthaya, takes control of Angkor.
Ayutthaya takes control of ankor and brings in a new ruler. -
Wealth of the khmer empire shifts
The wealth of the khmer empire elite has shifted from rice based tax to overseas marketing -
The Khmer empire expands and Angkor Wat is built.
Buddhism becomes important. Angkor Wat is built which then becomes one of the largest religious monuments in the world.
