Austroasiatic rice farmers of the Mekong

Austroasiatic rice farmers of the Mekong appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Cambodia (Southeast Asia) from c. 2000 BCE to 100 CE, a span of 2,099 years. Its people spoke Austroasiatic languages (Khmer, Mon, Vietnamese, Munda).

Neolithic farmers settled the Mekong lowlands around 2000 BCE, and Iron Age moated villages and cemeteries such as Phum Snay followed. They probably spoke early Khmer and related languages.

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Facts

Dates

c. 2000 BCE to 100 CE

Duration

2,099 years

Type

People or culture

Region

Cambodia, Southeast Asia

Language family

Austroasiatic

Events in Southeast Asia during its time

• 500 BCE Dong Son bronze drums
• 111 BCE Han conquest of Nanyue
• 40 Trung sisters' revolt

Neighbours in Southeast Asia

• Pyu city-states c. 200 BCE to 1050 CE
• Second Chinese domination 43 to 544 CE
• Funan c. 68 to 550 CE
• First Chinese domination (Han) 111 BCE to 40 CE
• Langkasuka c. 100 to 1400 CE
• Van Lang c. 700 to 258 BCE
• Nanyue (Nam Viet) 204 to 111 BCE
• Au Lac 257 to 179 BCE
• Trung sisters' kingdom 40 to 43 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Minoan civilization c. 3100 to 1450 BCE, Europe
• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
• Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
• Carthage c. 814 to 146 BCE, North and West Africa
• Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Shang dynasty c. 1600 to 1046 BCE, East Asia
• Roman Republic 509 to 27 BCE, Europe
• New Kingdom of Egypt c. 1550 to 1069 BCE, North and West Africa
• Parthian Empire 247 BCE to 224 CE, Middle East
• Greek city-states c. 800 to 338 BCE, Europe

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