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500
trade between Khmer and indians
Evidence of trade between the Khmers and the indian peoples -
Period: 500 to
KHMER TIMELINE
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Period: 550 to Nov 24, 700
Change of dominance
Chenla replaces Funan as dominant kingdom -
Period: Nov 29, 770 to
unifie
Jayavarman 2 unifies smaller states to create a larger empire -
Period: Nov 29, 1177 to Nov 29, 1178
Cham kingdom strikes
Cham kingdom invades Khmer empires eastern territory, -
Period: Nov 29, 1181 to Nov 29, 1219
Jayavarman VII defeats cham kingdom
Jayavarman VII defeats Cham kingdom and expands empire to present day laos and thailand, burma. -
Period: Nov 29, 1243 to Nov 29, 1298
Buddhism renounced Hinduism main religion
Jayavarman VIII renounces Buddhism, Buddhism temples are destroyed in the process. Hinduism becomes main religion. -
Nov 29, 1300
Buddhism grows
Buddhism grows in importance, is then made main religion of Khmer kings. -
Nov 29, 1400
Khmers relocate
Khmer rulers relocate the capital to phnom penh -
Nov 29, 1431
Thai army
Thai army attacks Angkor -
Nov 29, 1432
Khmers abandon Angkor wat
Khmers abandon Angkor Wat. Lococation forgotten as over the centuries the jungle grew around and over it. -
Khmer king defeated
Siamese kings attack and defeat Khmer king. -
Khmer empire defeated by Vietnamese
Vietnamese armies attack Khmer forces in Mekong river delta and defeat the Khmers. -
enthroned
Jayavarman 2 ethroned as god king or deveraja. -
Period: to Nov 29, 1145
Angkor wat
Khmer empire expands, angkor wat is built.
Buddhism also becomes important
