the khmer empires

  • 500

    trade between khmer and empire

    500-events of trade between the khmer and indian people
  • Period: 550 to Nov 26, 700

    replacement

    550-700 state of chenla replaces funan as the dominemt kingdom
  • Period: Nov 26, 770 to

    creating a large empire

    770-834 Jayavarman II unifies smaller states to create one large empire. The capital is in the ankor region of Cambodia.
  • Period: Nov 26, 1177 to

    invade

    1177-78 cham kingdom invades much of khmer empire's eastern territory.
  • Period: Nov 26, 1181 to Nov 26, 1219

    jayavarman VII deafeats the chams

    Jayavarman VII defeats the chams and expands empire to furthusrt extent to incorporate much of presents-day laos,Thailand and burma.
  • Period: Nov 27, 1243 to

    buddhism out hinduism in

    rule of Jayavarman VIII. He renounces Buddhism and order that other buddist temples and images be destroyed and hinduism become the main religion.
  • Nov 27, 1300

    buddhism becomes important again.

    buddhism becomes important again.
    1300s Buddhism grows in importance and again becomes the main religion of the Khmer kings.
  • Nov 27, 1431

    the attack

    thai army attacks ankor.
  • Nov 27, 1432

    abandon

    khmers abandon ankor
  • Oct 27, 1440

    relocating

    khmer rulers relocate the capital of Phom Penh.
  • khmer king defeated

    siamese(thai) king attacks and defeats the khmer king.
  • reapeatedly attacked

    1700s vietnamese armies repeatedly attack khmer forces in mekong river delta and deafeats the khmer. the aproximate modern borders of cambodia are determined.
  • Period: to Nov 26, 1145

    khmer empire expands

    834-1145 khmer empire expands and ankor wat is built. Buddhism becomes important.