The Timeline of the Khmer Empire

The Khmer Empire

Period: 500 to Nov 28, 1700

Uniting of States

Nov 27, 770

Jayavarman II Unifies smaller states to create 1 large empire

Invasion of Cham Kingdom

Nov 28, 1177

Cham Kingdom invades much of Khmer Empire's Eastern territory

Defeat of the Cham Kingdom

Nov 28, 1181

Jayavarman VII defeats the Chams and expands empire to Laos, Thailand and Burma

Thai Army attacks

Nov 28, 1431

Thai Army attacks Angkor

Angkor anbandoned

Nov 28, 1432

Khmers abandon Angkor

Relocation of Khmer capital

Nov 28, 1440

Khmer rulers relocate the capital to Phnom Penh

Defeat of Khmer King

Nov 28, 1593

Siamese attack and defeats Khmer King

Vietnamese Army defeats the Khmer Empire

Nov 28, 1700

Vietnamese Army keeps attacking Khmer forces and defeats the Khmer Empire

New deveraja is enthroned

Mar 2, 2022

Jayavarman II becomes a deveraja (god-king)

Angkor Wat

Mar 2, 2022

Khmer Empire expands and Agkor Wat is built