Khmer Empire

Khmer Empire was an empire in Cambodia (Southeast Asia) that lasted from 802 to 1431 CE, about 629 years. Its people spoke Austroasiatic languages (Khmer, Mon, Vietnamese, Munda).

Jayavarman II proclaimed himself universal monarch in 802. His successors built Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom and ruled much of mainland Southeast Asia, until Ayutthaya's sack of Angkor in 1431 moved the court south.

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Facts

Dates

802 to 1431 CE

Duration

629 years

Type

Empire

Region

Cambodia, Southeast Asia

Language family

Austroasiatic

Capital

Angkor (Yasodharapura)

Came from

• Chenla c. 550 to 802 CE

Became

• Post-Angkor Cambodia 1431 to 1863 CE

Events in Southeast Asia during its time

• 825 Borobudur completed
• 938 Battle of Bach Dang
• 1025 Chola raid on Srivijaya
• 1113 Construction of Angkor Wat begins
• 1287 Mongols invade Pagan
• 1288 Dai Viet defeats the Mongols
• 1293 Mongol expedition to Java
• 1405 Zheng He's fleets reach Malacca

Neighbours in Southeast Asia

• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE
• Ayutthaya Kingdom 1351 to 1767 CE
• Majapahit Empire c. 1293 to 1527 CE
• Malacca Sultanate c. 1400 to 1511 CE
• Champa c. 192 to 1832 CE
• Pyu city-states c. 200 BCE to 1050 CE
• Bruneian Sultanate c. 1368 to 1888 CE
• Sultanate of Sulu c. 1405 to 1915 CE
• Dvaravati c. 550 to 1050 CE
• Lan Na 1292 to 1775 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East

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