Angkorwat

Timeline of the Khmer Empire

By davisbj12
  • Period: 100 to 550

    Rise and Fall of Funan

    1 - 550 CE Funan rises and falls. This was the first known kingdom in the Lower Mekong River Region.
  • 500

    Trade between Khmer and India

    Trade between Khmer and India
    500 CE
    Trade has occurred between the people of Khmer and India. Image Source:
    http://hittheroadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Angkor-Wat-Cambodia4.jpg http://hittheroadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Angkor-Wat-Cambodia4.jpg
  • Period: 550 to Dec 31, 700

    Chenla replaces Funan

    550 - 700 CE The state of Chenla replaces Funan as the dominant kingdom.
  • Period: Jan 1, 770 to

    Jayavarman II unifies smaller states

    770 - 834 CE Jayavarman II merges smaller states in order to create one large empire. The capital is in the Angkor region of Cambodia.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1177 to Dec 31, 1178

    Cham kingdom invades

    1177 - 1178 CE The Cham kingdom invades much of the Khmer Empire's eastern territory.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1181 to Dec 31, 1219

    Jayavarman VII defeats the Chams

    1181 - 1219 CE Jayavarman VII defeats the Chams and extends the Khmer Empire even further to include present-day Laos, Thailand and Burma.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1243 to Dec 31, 1298

    Rule of Jayavarman VIII.

    1243 - 1298 CE This is the time of the rule of Jayavarman VIII. He renounces Buddhism and orders that Buddhist temples and images be destroyed so that Hinduism becomes the main religion.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1300 to Dec 31, 1399

    Buddhism becomes important

    1300's (CE) Buddhism grows in importance and once again becomes the main religion of the Khmer Kings.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Dec 31, 1499

    Phnom Penh is now capital

    1440's (CE) The rulers of the Khmers move the capital of the Khmer Empire to Phnom Penh.
  • Jan 1, 1431

    Khmer Empire Ends

    Khmer Empire Ends
    1431 CE The Thai army attacks Angkor Wat, this is the end of the Khmer Empire. Image Source: http://frogandprincess.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/image-angkor_wat_from_north_pond_2.jpeg
  • Jan 1, 1432

    Khmers abandon Angkor

    Khmers abandon Angkor
    1432 CE The Khmers had abandoned Angkor Wat. Over subsequent centuries, the jungle grows around it and the location of Angkor Wat is forgotten. Image Source:
    http://paulimrie.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/ta-prom-temple-angkor-wat.jpg?w=627

  • The king is defeated

    1593 CE The Siamese (Thai) king attacks and defeats the Khmer king.
  • Period: to

    Vietnam attacks Khmer

    1700's (CE) Vietnamese armies regularly attack the Khmer forces in the Mekong River delta and end up defeating the Khmers. The approximate modern borders of Cambodia are now determined. This is the end of the Khmer Empire.

  • Jayavarman II enthroned

    Jayavarman II enthroned
    802 CE Jayavarman II is enthroned as a devarja (god-king). Image Source:
    http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/Guimet_IMG_6009_Jayavarman7.JPG
  • Period: to Dec 31, 1145

    Khmer Empire expands.

    834 - 1145 CE The Khmer Empire expands and Angkor Wat is then built by Suryavarman II. Buddhism becomes more imortant.