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King Jayavarman II is crowned king on 802, there was not a specific date. He rules until 850 and he was the first to discovered the kingdom of Angkor.
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Yashovarman I is crowned king, he rules until 900, he completed the Lolei, Indratataka, and Eastern Baray reservoirs and he also builds the Phnom Bakheng temple.
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Khmer civil war between Jayaviravarman and Suvyavarman I, Suvyavarman became the uncontested king. The construction begins on Western Baray
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Mahidharapura Dynasty was found by Jayavarman VI. He built the Phimai temple which is location in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.
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Suryavarman II was crowned king, he rules until 1150. He was the one who designed Angkor Wat.
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The construction of Angkor Wat begins. The temple was dedicated for the Hindu god Vishnu. This temple showed how religious the the Khmer's were.
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Angkor was sacked by the Chams, the temple was partially burned. The Khmer king at the time was killed during the sack.
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Jayavarman VII, famous for defeating the Chams, becomes the new Khmer king. He sacks the Cham's capital in reprisal in 1191
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Angkor Thom (the great city) was built as the new capital city, including the state temple at the Bayon
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The Chinese chronicler Zhou Daguan visits Angkor. He records the daily life in the Khmer capital
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End of classical Khmer era, last stone engravings
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Angkor was sacked by Ayutthaya Thais between 1352 to 1357.
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Angkor was abandoned after the invasion by Siam (Thais), although some monks continue to use the site
