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Funan kingdom begins and ends. Funan was the first known kingdom in the lower mikong river. Funan was the first important Hinduized Kingdom in South East Asia.
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Angkor wat was built in the 12th century. it was built by Suryavarman II in dedication to the Hindu god Vishnu
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The begining of the Khmer empire. It started in 450, this is the begining of one of the worlds greatest and most successful empires.
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Evidence shows that the people from the Khmer empire may have traded many different goods and merchandise between people from India.
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Funan was once the dominant kingdom, it was more incoparated than replaced by the kingdom of Chenla.
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Jayavarman II gathers the smaller states and cities and unifies them to create one large empire. The capital of the empire is located in the Angkor region of Cambodia.
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After Angkor is abandoned the Khmer rulers relocate the capital to the city named as Phom Penh. It is now the largets city in Cambodia.
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Jayavarman VII defeats the Chams after they invaded most of the Khmer empire's eastern territory in 1178. When kig Jayavarman defeated the Chams he may have been over 60 years old. he further expanded the empire to an extent where it would take over modern day Laos, Thailand and Myanmar.
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King Jayavarman VIII takes over the rule from Jayavarman VII, He states that Hindhuism is the main Religion. He orders that all Buddhist temples and anything to do with buddhism be destroyed.
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After the attacks by the thai army, in 1431 and the terrible 5 years of Drought and 1 year of monsune, the Khmers abandon Angkor. over centuries the the jungle grw over the city and its area becomes forgotten.
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The Siamese kins attack the khmer people, they kill the Khmer King. The thai army used many weapons, but one of their main tools was the elephant.
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Vietnamese armies regularly attack the Khmer forces, in the Mekong River delta, the vietnamese attacks are too much for the Khmer to handle, The borders of modern Cambodia are now determined. This is the end of the Khmer Empire.
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Jayavarman becomes the ruler of the Khmer empire. he is enthroned under the name "Devaraja" which means the God-King.
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Jayavarman II moves to Hariharalaya and constructs his last royal palace in 834, in 850 ad King Jayavarman II dies.
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Jayavarman III becomes the new ruler of the Khmer empire after his fathers death in Hariharalaya. there is not much known about Jayavarman III other than he enjoyed hunting elephants and possibly died doing so.
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Jayavarman III dies, possibly whilst hunting elephants. His cousn Indravarman becomes the new ruler.
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The Khmer empire begins to expand due to the rule of Jayavarman II. Angkor Wat is built in recognition of the Hindu god, Shiva. Buddhism continues to become important.
