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Key knowledge
External Link: Angkor Historical Overview - Wikipedia |
Time Line Angkor History | |
| Prelude: Early kingdoms ("Funan" & "Chenla") | ||
5th century 7th century 8th century |
Wat Phu (Laos) Prei Khmeng Indrapura (Banteay Prei Nokor)Phnom Bayang Ak Yum |
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| Angkorian period | ||
| Jayavarman II: Cambodia a unified kingdom - Link | ||
About 800 Early 9th century 881 |
Capital: Hariharalaya (Roluos) Temples of Mahendraparvata (Phnom Kulen) - Link Prasat Trapeang Phong - Link Baray of Lolei Bakong - Link |
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About 900 |
Capital: Yasodharapura (Central Angkor) East Baray Phnom Bakheng – Link |
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928-944 |
Lingapura (Koh Ker) - Link | |
From 944 on 952 961 1007 1060 |
Yasodharapura again East Mebon - Link Pre Rup - Link Ta Keo – Link Baphuon - Link West Baray |
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1st half of 12th century |
Angkor Wat – Link Beng Mealea, more Buddhist temples – Link |
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1177 |
Cham invasion | |
1181-1215/18 1186 1191 |
Jayavarman VII Ta Prohm – Link Preah Khan – Link Banteay Kdei, Ta Som, Ta Nei, Banteay Thom - Link Angkor Thom – Link |
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Middle of 13th century |
Hindu iconoclasm – Link | |
1296/97 |
Zhou Daguan in Angkor | |
15th century (?) 1860 1907 |
Angkor abandoned.– Link Henri Mouhot visits Angkor Wat. The north-west provinces reunified with Cambodia. The École française d'Extrême-Orient starts restoring Angkor. |
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