The Khmer Empire

By frank.seal
  • 1431 BCE

    Thai attacks Angkor

    Siam (Thais) invade Angkor and as they are too powerful, Angkor is abandoned.
  • 1327 BCE

    End of Khmer era

    The classic Khmer era comes to an end after 525 years, the last stone engravings take place.
  • Period: 1243 BCE to 1298 BCE

    Rule of Jayavarman VIII

    Jayavarman VIII becomes next king and renounces Buddhism and orders that everything to do with Buddhism is destroyed.
  • Period: 1181 BCE to 1219 BCE

    Jayavarman VII defeats Chams and expands empire

    Jayavarman VII, after becoming king, defeats Chams and decides to build up the Khmer Empire even more.
  • Period: 1177 BCE to 1178 BCE

    Cham kingdom invades Khmer Empire's eastern territory

    Another war starts, but with a different empire, the Chams who want what Khmer have.
  • 1113 BCE

    Suryavarman II crowned king, rules until 1150, designs Angkor Wat

    Suryavarman named king after killing his uncle to get there. He designs all of Angkor Wat.
  • 1002 BCE

    Khmer civil war between Jayaveera Varman and Suryavarman I

    Tension grew between these two over who became king, causing a civil war where eventually, Suryavarman I wins.
  • Period: 834 BCE to 1145 BCE

    Khmer Empire expands

    At around this time, Khmer expand enough for them to build Angkor Wat. And at this point, Buddhism had become very important.
  • 802 BCE

    Khmer Empire begins

    The Khmer Empire rose in 802 CE and Jayavarman was the Khmer’s first God-king, which they call ‘Devaraja’.
  • 500 BCE

    Trade between Khmer and Indian people

    There is evidence of use of iron to make tools dating back to this time, and there is also evidence of well-formed trading systems.