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It is beleived that the Khmers and Indians had traded in the year 500
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This is the time when King Suryavarman the 1st expands the Khmer empire to its greatest extent ranging from Laos, Thailand and southern Vietnam.
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When the king died a civil war started between Jayavarman and Suryavarman I, both wanted the throne.
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The Khmer Empire was divided because there were several contenders for the throne. There were many wars between the Chams, Vietnam, Burma and Thailand.
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The Chams invaded and took over Yasodharapura, which is the Khmer capital, and killed the current king by executing him.
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Angkor Wat was the first Hindu(built for Vishnu), Buddhist temple complex in Cambodia and the largest religious monument in the world. The temple was built by the Khmer King Suryavarman in the early 12th century
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Reign of King Suryavarman II, builder of Angkor Wat and Beng Mealea. He extended Khmer influence to Malaya, Burma and Siam (Thailand) and distinguished himself religiously from former kings through his devotion to the Hindu deity Vishnu (to whom Angkor Wat is dedicated).
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The Empire tried to invade Vietnam but failed in doing so
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Reign of King Jayavarman VII, who defeated the Chams and builds Angkor Thom, Preah Khan and Ta Prohm. Upon his death, the empire begins to decline.
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Jayavarman VIII was the first king to make Theravada Buddhism the state religion.
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The Thai army attacks the Khmer Empire
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The Siamese Ayutthaya Kingdom took Angkor for a year and a half. Making Ayutthayan the prince.
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King Suryavong led the Khmer army to take Angkor back from the Siamese Kingdom that raided Angkor from them.
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End of Khmer empire. Angkor abandoned to the jungle. Buddhist monks care for it over the following centuries.The location of Angkor was forgotten
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Many Chams settle in Cambodia as immigrants from the fall of Champa to the Vietnamese.
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Siamese King attacks and defeats THE Khmer king
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The empire began when King Jayavarman declared himself as the (chakravartin). Which means king of the world or king of kings
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King Jayavarman II, the founder of the Khmer Empire dies, and his son Jayavarman III takes over his role as King of the Khmers's
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The Preah Ko was the first temple to be built in the ancient and now defunct city of Hariharalaya. The person involved was King Indravarman 1st
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His reign lasted 13 years and had come to an end
