State

Khmer Empire

802–1431 empire in Southeast Asia

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802–1431 CE
Founded
802 CE
Ended
1431
Capital
Yasodharapura, Koh Ker, Hariharalaya
Government
absolute monarchy
Languages
Sanskrit, Khmer
Religion
Hinduism

Overview

The Khmer Empire was an empire in mainland Southeast Asia, centred on hydraulic cities in what is now northern Cambodia. Known as Kambuja (Old Khmer: កម្វុជ; Khmer: កម្ពុជ) by its inhabitants, it grew out of the former civilisation of Chenla and lasted from 802 to 1431 AD. Historians call this period of Cambodian history the Angkor period, after the empire's most well-known capital, Angkor. The Khmer Empire ruled or vassalised most of Mainland Southeast Asia and stretched as far north as southern China.

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Records (5)

  1. 1430 — Battle of AngkorBattle · Ayutthya ▸ Khymer Kingdom
  2. 1587 — Battle of LovekBattle · Cambodia ▸ Siam
  3. 1594 — Battle of LovekBattle · Siam ▸ Cambodia
  4. 1599 — Phnom PenhMassacre · Cambodia ▸ Spain
  5. 1603 — Siamese-Cambodian War of 1603War

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