Evidence of trade between the Khmer and Indian peoples
500
First know kingdom in the lower Mekong River region, funan, rises and falls.
Period: 500 to
The time of the Khmer Empire
550
State of Chenla replaces Funan as the dominant kingdom
Jan 1, 770
Jayavarman II unifies smaller states to create one large empire. The capital is in the Ankor region of Cambodia
Jan 1, 1177
Cham kingdom invades much of Khmer Empire's eastrern territory.
Jan 1, 1181
Jayavarman VII defeats the Chams and expands the empire to furthest extent to incorporate much of present-day Laos, Thailand and Burma.
Jan 1, 1243
Rule of Jaya varman VIII. He renounces Buddhism and orders thst Buddhist temples and images be destroyed and Hinduism become the main religion.
Jan 1, 1300
Buddhism grows in importance and again becomes the main religion of the Khmer kings
Jan 1, 1431
Thai army attacks Ankor
Jan 1, 1432
Khmers abandon Ankor. Over subsequent centuries, the jungle grows around and over Ankor and its location is forgotten
Jan 1, 1440
Khmer rulers relocate the capital to Phnom Penh
Siamese (Thai) king attacks and defeats Khmer king
Vietnamese armies repeatedly attack Khmer forces in Mekong river delta and defeated the Khmer. The approximate modern borders of Cambodia are determined.
Jayavarman II enthroned as a devaraja (god-king)
Khmer Empire expands and Ankor Wat is built. Buddism becomes inportant.
