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The first recorded Khmer King is crowned.
His name is Rudravarman. He sets the tone with names for kings, having the powerful hindu God varman as part of his name. -
Oct 27, 611
The first known Khmer inscription is recorded
It is inscripted on a stone block in Angkor Borei. The Khmer script is still used in Cambodia today. It is an adaption of an Indian script. -
Jun 18, 1200
The Khmer Empire reaches its largest extent
King Jayavarman VII is ruler, when the Khmer empire reaches its largest extent. He builds a 3.5 mile wall around the city. -
Aug 25, 1270
Statue of buddha is defaced.
This event leads to some racism through the 1270's -
The Khmer empire breaks down
The Khmer empire breaks down, as the Khmersa lose the Mekong Delta to Vietnam. The Khmers struggle to defend their boundaries, as the empire is quite large. -
The reign of King Jayavarman II starts his reign as king
Jayavarman was king for a long time, after he began his term in 802. -
King Jayavarman ends his rule of the Khmer empire
King Jayavarman II was the king of the Khmer empire for 48 years. -
Construction of first Khmer reservoir begins
Indravarman is the king who starts this project, and many other reservoirs are later created. -
Yashovarman builds Angkor, the capital.
Angkor was the capital city in the empire for a long time, and was built by Yashovarman. Yashovarman builds Phnom Bakheng temple, and the east baray. -
The construction of the first reservoir is completed.
It is called a baray. Waterways proved to be very important to the Khmers, and the completion of this one was a big moment in Khmer history.
