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Period: 400 to 500
Indian people and the Khmer people trading
There has been proof of the Angkor people and Indian people trading. Also the Khmer Empire is based on Indian-Hindu cultures -
Period: Jan 1, 770 to
Jayavarman II brings small states together to make one large empire.
Jayavarman II brings many modern day countries like Laos, Thailand, and southern Vietnam and Cambodia. -
Period: Jan 1, 1177 to Dec 31, 1178
The Empire was attacked by The Chams
The Chams attacked most of the eastern part of the Empire like Cambodia and Laos -
Period: Jan 1, 1243 to Dec 31, 1298
A new religion
Jayavarman VIII decides to destroy all Buddhist temples and make Hinduism the main religion for the Empire. -
Dec 1, 1300
Back to Buddhism
The Khmer kings decided to change the main religion back to Buddhism -
Period: Jan 1, 1431 to Dec 31, 1440
Change of capital
The Khmer Empire decide to abandon Angkor and go to Phnom Penh -
Oct 21, 1431
This is a picture of the new capital
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The fall of the Khmer Empire
Due to many attacks by the Vietnamese armies the Khmer Empire fell with many other factors wit it. -
Jayavarman II becomes King.
Jayavarman II becomes King of the Khmer Empire. -
Jayavarman II is called a dervaja(god)
Jayavarman II declared himself Chakravartin, in a ritual taken from the Indian-Hindu tradition. -
Independance Day
The Khmer Empire gained independance from the Javanese (Indonesian). -
The Death of Jayavarman II.
Jayvarman II dies at the age of 80. -
This is a picture of Ankor Wat.
The description of Angkor Wat is below. -
Period: to Dec 31, 1145
The temple Ankor Wat is built
Buddhism becomes the main religion of the Khmer Empire thanks to their magnificent temple.
