Angkor wat

The Khmer Empire

By Chris1214
  • 100

    Beginning of the empire

    First known kingdom in the lower, Mekong River Region, Funan, rises and falls
  • 550

    Chenla becomes the dominant kingdom

    Chenla overtakes Funan as the dominant kingdom.
  • Jan 1, 770

    The empire starts to grow

    The empire starts to grow
    Jayavarman II unites smaller states to create one large empire, with the capital in the Angkor region of Cambodia. The empire continued to keep growing like this untl about 834. The art and culture of the empire was heavily influenced by India through trade, which led to the dominant religion in the empire being Hindhuism.
  • Jan 1, 1145

    Victory for the Khmer Empire

    Victory for the Khmer Empire
    The Cham's capital Vijaya was conquered by the Khmer Empire.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1177 to Dec 31, 1178

    Invasion of the Khmer Empire

    The Cham kingdom has invaded most of the Khmer Empire's eastern territory.
  • Jan 1, 1181

    The Khmer Empire triumphs

    The Khmer Empire triumphs
    Jayavarman II defeats the Chams and expands the empire to the furthest extent it ever reaches, to include most of present-day Laos, Thailand and Burma.
  • Jan 1, 1243

    The fall of Buddhism

    The fall of Buddhism
    Jayavarman II takes a stand against Buddhism, and orders that Buddhist temples and images be destroyed and for Hindhuism to become the main religion.
  • Jan 1, 1300

    Buddhism rises again

    Buddhism rises again
    1300s. Buddhism grows in importance and once more becomes the main religion of the Khmer kings.
  • Jan 1, 1431

    Thai Army attacks Angkor

    Thai Army attacks Angkor
  • Jan 1, 1432

    Angkor is abandoned

    Angkor is abandoned
    Angkor is abandoned and over many centuries the jungle keeps growing until it eventually consumes Angkor Wat and its locaton is forgotten. During the 1400s Khmer rulers relocate their capital to Phnom Penh.

  • The defeat of the Khmer king

    The defeat of the Khmer king
    The Siamese or Thai, king attack and defeats Khmer king.

  • The final defeat of the Khmer

    The final defeat of the Khmer
    Vietnamies armies continuously attack Khmer forces in Meekong river dleta and defeat the Khmer. The approximate modern boders of Cambodia are also made.

  • Jayavarman II enthroned as devaraja [god-king]

    Jayavarman II enthroned as devaraja [god-king]
    Devaraja [god-king] meant that, his authority to rule came from a divine source and that he was practically a god living on Earth. This ceremony was performed by Hindhu priests, and during this time Hindhuism was very important.

  • Angkor Wat is built

    Angkor Wat is built
    Angkor Wat is built by Jayavarman II so that when he dies he will be buried here with all that he needs for his afterlife. Buddhism also starts to become important.

  • Jayavarman II comes to power

    Jayavarman II comes to power
    During Jayavarman II rule he further strengthened the power of the Khmer monarchy, declared himself a devaraja meaning god-king and renamed Chenla to Kambuja which was the origin of the modern name of Cambodia. Jayavarman II also built Angkor Wat so that when he died he could be buried within Angkor Wat's temples

  • Indravarman comes to power

    Indravarman comes to power
    After Jayavarman II died he was succeeded by his cousin Indravarman who further grew the system of artificial lakes and irrigational canals before his death in 889.

  • King Yasovarman I comes to power

    King Yasovarman I comes to power
    King Yasovarman I succeeded Indravarman moved the capital again, this time creating a new capital named after himself called, Yasodharapura. Like other kings before him he had a temple built in his favour. Yasovarman was a adequate ruler however, he was the opposite of modest and even encouraged his subjects to worship and praise him. After Yasovarman I died in 900 five different kings ruled the empire however, only two of the five were descendants of Yasovarman I.