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Jayavarman II is named a devaraja and the ruler of the Khmer Empire. He continues to pacify rebellious areas and enlarge the empire. Jayavarman is also the named the first Angkor king.
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During the rule of king Jayavarman V, there were many cultural and educational developments, for the first time, women were able to hold important positions in religious and social life.
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Suryavarman II begins construction on the largest religious monument in the world, Angkor Wat, which he dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu.
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Tribhuvanadityavarman was a mandarin who, around 1165, overthrew Yasovarman II and proclaimed himself king of the Khmer Empire.
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In 1177, the Cham invasion, led by Jaya Indravarman IV, of the capital of the Khmer empire is looted, and Tribhuvanadityavarman is eliminated.
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Jayavarman VII defeated the Chams, liberates the empire and is crowned king, and also extends the Khmer Empire to cover most of present-day Laos, Thailand and Burma.
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Jayavarman VIII renounces Buddhism, he destroys Buddhist temples and images, and makes Muslim the main religion of the Khmer Empire.
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Thai army attacks Angkor and the Khmers are forced to abandon Angkor. Over the following centuries, the jungle grows over Angkor and its location becomes long forgotten.
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The Khmers relocate their capital to Phnom Penh, since the last Khmer king to use Angkor as the capital abandoned it.
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The Vietnamese armies continually attack the Khmer forces in Mekong River delta and defeat the Khmer. The Khmer empire finally comes to an end and the modern borders of Cambodia are established.
