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Evidence of Hunter Gatherer people
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Evidence of human settlements, in the form of the remains of ceramic pots
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Evidence of large earthworks and rice being cultivated
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Evidence to show that there was iron used to make tools
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There has been evidence shown of well developed trade relations between India and the Khmer Empire.
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The kingdom in the Lower Mekong (Funan) river rises and falls
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The state of Chenla replaces Funan as the dominant kingdom of Khmer
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King Jayavarman II unifies the smaller states to create one immense empire.
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Jayavarman is crowned the devaraja (god-king)
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The Khmer Empire expands and Angkor Wat is built
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King Jayavarman II dies
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King Indravarman succeeds King Jayavarman III
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The construction of Angkor Wat commences
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Angkor Wat is finally completed
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Cham kingdom invades much of Khmer empire's eastern territory
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Jayavarman VII defeats the Chams and exands the Khmer empire to its furtherest limits
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The last temple built buy the Great Khmer Empire
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King Jayavarman VII dies
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Jayavarman VIII renounces Buddhism and destroys many images. He orders Hinduism to be the dominant religion
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Buddhism grows in importance again and becomes the main religion amongst the Khmer Kings
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The Thai army attacks Angkor
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The last Khmer king to use Angkor as a capital abandoned it
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Khmer rulers move the capital city to Phnom Penh
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Siamese king attacks and defeats Khmer king
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The Khmer empire finally falls at the hands of the Thais, Cambodia becomes a vassal state of the Thais. They loot the temples, taking many things including Buddha images and gold.
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Repeated attacks by the Vietnamese armies eventually cause the Great Khmer empire to fall
