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Jan 1, 1002
A civil war begins in Angkor
A war starts between Jayavarman and Suryavarman I. Suryavarman was the winner and became the King of Khmers -
Jan 1, 1113
Angkor Wat was built
Angkor Wat was built in honour of the Hindu God Vishnu. The temple was built by King Suryavarman II -
Jan 1, 1177
Cham Kingdom invade.
Cham Kingdom invades much of the Khmer Empire’s eastern territory. -
Jan 1, 1181
Jayavarman VIII defeats the chams
Jayavarman VIII defeats the chams and expands the empire to modern day Laos, Thailand and Burma -
Jan 1, 1243
Rule of Jayavarman VIII.
He renounces Buddhism and orders that all Buddhist temple images be destroyed and Hinduism become the main religion. -
Jan 1, 1300
Buddhism comes back
Buddhism grows in importance and again becomes the main religion of the Khmer civilisation -
Jan 1, 1432
Khmers abandon Angkor
Over many centuries the jungles grow around and over angkor and its location is forgotten -
Vietnamese end the Khmer civilisation
The Vietnamese armies repeatedly attack the Khmer forces in Mekong River and defeat the Khmers once and for all -
The Khmer civilisation began
The Khmer civilisation would be located where Cambodia is now, it was started by King Jayavarman II -
Jayavarman II died
Jayavarman II died and his son Jayavarman succeeded him -
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