Khmer Empire - Wikipedia
WEBThe Khmer Empire was a Hindu-Buddhist empire in Southeast Asia, centered around hydraulic cities in what is now northern Cambodia. Known as Kambuja by its inhabitants, it grew out of the former civilisation of Chenla and lasted from 802 to 1431.
Khmer empire | History, Map, Notable Sites, & Facts | Britannica
WEBApr 26, 2024 · The Khmer empire was an ancient Cambodian state that ruled much of mainland Southeast Asia from about 802 to 1431 CE, reaching its peak between the 11th and 13th centuries. It was home to one of the world’s largest premodern capitals, constructed the world’s largest religious structures (Angkor Wat), and shaped much of …
Khmer Empire - World History Encyclopedia
WEBMar 12, 2013 · The Khmer Empire was a powerful state in South East Asia, formed by people of the same name, lasting from 802 CE to 1431 CE. At its peak, the empire covered much of what today is Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, and southern Vietnam. By the 7th century CE, Khmer people inhabited territories along the Mekong river -the world's seventh …
Angkor - Wikipedia
WEB'Capital city'), also known as Yasodharapura (Khmer: យសោធរបុរៈ; Sanskrit: यशोधरपुर), was the capital city of the Khmer Empire. The city and empire flourished from approximately the 9th to the 15th centuries. The city houses the Angkor Wat, one of Cambodia's most popular tourist attractions.
History of Cambodia - Wikipedia
WEBKhmer Empire (802–1431) Archers mounted on elephants Map of South-east Asia c. 900 CE, showing the Khmer Empire in red, Champa in yellow and Haripunjaya in light green, plus additional surrounding states. The six centuries of the Khmer Empire are characterised by unparalleled technical and artistic progress and achievements, political ...
Khmer Empire - Wikiwand
WEBThe Khmer Empire was a Hindu-Buddhist empire in Southeast Asia, centered around hydraulic cities in what is now northern Cambodia. Known as Kambuja by its inhabitants, it grew out of the former civilisation of Chenla and lasted from 802 to 1431.
Angkor | History, Location, & Facts | Britannica
WEBApr 29, 2024 · Angkor, archaeological site in what is now northwestern Cambodia, lying 4 miles (6 km) north of the modern town of Siĕmréab. It was the capital of the Khmer (Cambodian) empire from the 9th to the 15th century, a period that is considered the classical era of Cambodian history.
Khmer Empire - New World Encyclopedia
WEBThe Khmer empire was the largest continuous empire of South East Asia, based in what is now Cambodia. The empire, which seceded from the kingdom of Chenla around 800 C.E., at times ruled over or vassalized parts of modern-day Laos, Thailand and Vietnam.
Khmer Empire - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WEBThe Khmer Empire or Angkor Empire (Khmer: ចក្រភពអង្គរ, Chăkrâphôp Ângkô are the terms that historians use to refer to Cambodia from 802 CE to 1431 CE when the nation was a Hindu / Buddhist empire in Southeast Asia. The empire referred to itself as Kambuja or Kambujadeśa which are ancient terms for Cambodia.
Khmer Empire | Encyclopedia.com
WEBThe Khmer Empire was founded in 802 by Jayavarman II (c. 770–850), who proclaimed himself chakravartin (universal monarch). After a series of military conquests, he organized a federation of conquered areas and their former chiefs and ascended Kulen Mountain for a ceremony in which he identified himself with Shiva, the Hindu god.
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