Timeline: Timeline of the Khmer Empire ~Piear Baselyous 8Ryan

500

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

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.

Dec 31, 700

Chenla replaces Funan

550 - 700 CE
The state of Chenla replaces Funan as the dominant kingdom.

Nov 22, 1145

Khmer Empire expands

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

Nov 22, 1178

Cham Kingdom invades

1177 - 1178 CE
The Cham kingdom invades much of the Khmer Empire's eastern territory.

Nov 22, 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.

Nov 22, 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.

Nov 22, 1399

Buddhism becomes important

1300's (CE)
Buddhism grows in importance and once again becomes the main religion of the Khmer Kings.

Jan 1, 1431

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

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

Nov 22, 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 3, 1593

The king is defeated

1593 CE
The Siamese (Thai) king attacks and defeats the Khmer king.

Nov 22, 1799

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.