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They started to build Angkor Wat.
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End of angkor wat building
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Angkor, khmer capital looted by chams.
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Reign of jayavarman VII greatest khmer king
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After the death of Jayavarman VII, his son Indravarman II (reigned 1219–1243)
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End of jayavarman VII riege
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Indravrman II riegn ended
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Indravarman II was succeeded by Jayavarman VIII (reigned 1243–1295)
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Jayavarman VIII was a devotee of the Hindu deity Shiva and an aggressive opponent of Buddhism, destroying many Buddha statues in the empire and converting Buddhist temples to Hindu temples
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the empire was threatened in 1283 by the Mongols under Kublai Khan's general Sogetu
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The king avoided war with his powerful opponent, who ruled all of China, by paying annual tribute.
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javarman VIII died
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Srindravarman, the new king was a follower of Theravada Buddhism, a school of Buddhism that had arrived in southeast Asia from Sri Lanka and subsequently spread through most of the region.
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Srindravarman rule ended
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End of Khmer Empire
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The Khmer Empire was formed in 802 CE.
