Rise and Decline of the Khmer empire

By Eheidt077
  • Period: Apr 26, 800 to Apr 26, 1500

    The rise and fall of the Khmer empire

  • Apr 26, 802

    Jayavarman ll founds the khmer empire

    802-835 CE Jayavaman ll found the Khmer Empire in Cambodia.He establisshed four capitals for his kingdom.He also used war, alliances and marriages to expand the area.He also built several hindu temples.
  • Apr 27, 889

    889 CE the end of Jayavarman's reign

    Jayavarman ll successsorn went on building temples and expanding the empire.
  • Apr 27, 889

    889 CE yasovarman took the throne

    889 to 900CE Yasovarman l constructed a new capital called Yasodharapura and a huge reservoir in the Ankor are.
  • Apr 27, 944

    944 Rajendravarman ll Reigns

    944 to 968 Rajendravarman ll built a series of temples at Angkor,and during his reign the khmers had there first war with Champa.
  • Apr 27, 968

    968 CE Jayavarman V Reigns

    Jayavarman V 968-1001 Ce the Khmer court became a center for scholars and artists
  • Apr 27, 1001

    1001CE Jayavarman v's death

    The years after jarvarman v's death where filled with fierce power struggles among the khmer ruling classi n which kings were overthrown by there rivals.
  • Apr 26, 1113

    Suryvarman ll begins to build Angkor wat

    In 900CE the capital was moved to Yasodharapura and houses a million people in preperation for the building of angkor wat in 1113CE.
  • Apr 27, 1113

    1113 CE Suryavaman ll came to power

    1113 to 1150CE Suryavaman ll came to power after killing a rival prince in a battle fought on war elephants.He then extened the Khmer empire by conqering Haripunchai and thailand.In the east and north he took several provinces of champa and expanded north.
  • Apr 28, 1181

    1181CE Jayavarman Vll (the greatest ruler of all)

    1181-1215 jayavarman Vll waged war against Champa for twenty-two year and conqured much of its land.He made Buddhism the new state religion.He also created the Angkor Thom including temples ,roads,hospitals and rest-houses.
  • Apr 29, 1215

    Weakening Empire

    after Jayavarman Vll's death no other temples where built.The khmer lost much of the territory that they had.Many nobles also started rebelling.There was religious conflicct.
  • Apr 29, 1243

    jayarvaman Vlll 1243

    jayarvaman Vlll (1243-1295) wanted to return to Hinduism due to the religious conflict.He converted buddist temples to hindu temples and destroyes many thousand Buddha images.During this time the khmer empire was threatened by a much more powerful empire to the north.So he paid tribbute to avoid war.
  • Apr 29, 1295

    Srindravarman 1295

    Srindravarman 1295-1309 who had overthrown his father-in-law introduced Theravada Buddhism to the khmer empire.
  • Apr 29, 1327

    The khmer classical period 1327

    This time was regarded as the khmer classical period as there were no more inscriptions telling of the accession of kings and no more temples, possibly beacuse buddhism did not demand such things.