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Jayavarman II proclaims himself king or devaraja which also meant that he was declaring independence from Java, marking the start of the Khmer empire.
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Jayavarman II was known to have laid the foundations of the Khmer empire when he had declared himself devaraja. He was succeeded by Jayavarman III who did not have a big impact on Khmer
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King had died so Suryavarman I and Jayaviravarman both wanted to claim the throne so they both went to war for an extended period of time.
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After the civil war with Jayaviravarman, Suryavarman II came out victorious and now was the king of the Khmer Empire. The war itself took quite a long time and was prolonged for 8 years.
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Built by Suryavarman II and finished by Jayavarman VII. It is regarded as one of the largest religious monuments and was originally a Hindu temple that transformed into a Buddhist one.
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Jayavarman VII had extended the kingdom by being able to fend the Chams in his early reign and soon extending the kingdom to the north, Vientiane, and to the south, Kra Isthamus.
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Jayavarman VII previously had exacted revenge on Champa in 1190 and upon his death, he was succeeded by Indravarman.
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Jayavarman VIII was a Shivaite who wanted to destroy all Buddhist images and replace it with Hindu Religion
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King Jayavarman VII sent his son Tamilinda to Sri Lanka so that he may become a Buddhist monk and learn Theravada Buddhism. He then came back and promoted it to Cambodia
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They were besieged by the Siamese King Unthong and soon after, Khmer was replaced with Ayutthayan princes.
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Ponhea Yat was last king of Khmer and was able to rule to 1463 as when the country had to flee from the Thais in 1431, they stayed at a place which is known know as Phnom Penh.
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Thais had invaded Khmer and the Khmers were forced to move to another location. They also suffered many economic and ecological problems that contributed to the end of the Khmer empire (e.g. breaking down of irrigation systems and army expenses)
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