Angkorwat

The Great Khmer Empire

  • The Khmer and Indian people hat traded.
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    The Khmer and Indian people hat traded.

    According to evidence, discoveries had found that the Indians had traded with the th Khmer.
  • The Khmer's expansion
    May 17, 1145

    The Khmer's expansion

    The Khmer Empire expands further and Agnkor Wat is built under Suryavaran VII and then Buddism becomes important to the Khmers
  • Cham Invasions
    Sep 22, 1219

    Cham Invasions

    The Cahm kingdom invades much of the Khmer to tkae there might Temple, Agnkor Wat
  • Jayavarman VIII's Hinduism
    Apr 4, 1293

    Jayavarman VIII's Hinduism

    When Jayavarman VIII became Emperor, he brought back Hinduism and destroyed buddism images and statues
  • The Thai Army invades Angkor
    Mar 10, 1431

    The Thai Army invades Angkor

    This is the time when Jayavarman the VII died so the Thais ran in and invaded the unprotected Angkor
  • The Khmers abandon Angkor
    Nov 24, 1432

    The Khmers abandon Angkor

    After the Thais invaded Angkor, the Khmers have to abandon their sacred temple to live another day, causing the temple to be over run by jungle and the location forgotten
  • Relocated capital city
    Dec 15, 1440

    Relocated capital city

    After abandoning Angkor, the Khmers relocated their capital city to Phnom Penh, which is the present day capital of Cambodia
  • The Deafeat of the Khmer King

    The Deafeat of the Khmer King

    The Saimese (Thai) king finally vanquished the Khmer King after many years
  • The Defeated Khmer empire

    The Defeated Khmer empire

    The Vietnamese repeatedly attcked the weak Khmers and started forcing them out of the Mekong Delta the the borders of Cambodia is determined
  • The Khmer fortifacation on Cambodia.

    The Khmer fortifacation on Cambodia.

    Jayavarman II unifies the smaller states of Cambodia to crate one large empire. The capital then was in the Angkor region of Cambodia.