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The Timeline of the Khmer Empire

By DIMITTN15
  • 500

    Evidence of Trade

    Evidence of trade between the Khmer and Indian peoples
  • Period: Nov 23, 802 to Nov 24, 1431

    The Beginning and End of the Khmer Empire

    Khmer Empire grows and Ankgor Wat has been built. Buddhism becomes important
  • Period: Nov 25, 834 to 1145 BCE

    Angkor Wat is built

    Khmer Empire expands and Angkor Wat is built. Buddhism becomes important
  • Period: Nov 25, 1181 to Nov 26, 1219

    Jayavarman VII defeats the Charms

    Jayavarman VII defeats the Charms and expands the Empire to furthest extent to incorporate much of present-day Laos, Thailand and Burma
  • Buddhism comes back
    Nov 23, 1300

    Buddhism comes back

    Buddhism grows in importance and again becomes the main religion of the Khmer Empire
  • Nov 25, 1431

    Thai army attacks Angkor

  • Nov 25, 1432

    Khmers abandon Angkor

    Khmers abandon Angkor. Over subsequent centuries, the jungle grows around and over ankgor and its location is forgotten
  • Nov 26, 1440

    Khmer rulers relocate the capital to Phnom penh

  • Khmer king defeated

    Siamese (Thai) king attacks and defeats Khmer king

  • Modern borders of Cambodia are determined

    Vietnamese armies repeatedly attack Khmer forces in Mekong River delta and defeat the Khmer. The approximate modern borders of Cambodia are determined.