Angkor: History, Former Names & Timeline
Capital of the Khmer Empire and at its height the largest pre-industrial city in the world; Angkor Wat is the largest religious monument ever built.
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Former names of Angkor
| From | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|
| AD 802 | Yaśodharapura / Angkor |
Timeline of Angkor
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| AD 802 | Jayavarman II proclaims himself universal monarch; the Khmer Empire begins |
| 1150 | Angkor Wat is completed |
| 1181 | Jayavarman VII builds Angkor Thom |
| 1431 | Siamese armies take Angkor and the capital moves south |
Who ruled Angkor
Derived from the border maps; each row runs until the next recorded border change.
| Period | State |
|---|---|
| 500 BC–401 BC | Unclaimed / no data |
| 400 BC–324 BC | Austro-Asiatic rice cultures |
| 323 BC–201 BC | Unclaimed / no data |
| 200 BC–101 BC | Mon-Khmer |
| 100 BC–499 | Unclaimed / no data |
| 500–599 | Funan |
| 600–899 | Chen-La |
| 900–1491 | Khmer Empire |
| 1492–1782 | Ayutthaya |
| 1783–1879 | Cambodia |
| 1880–1919 | French Indochina |
| 1920–1937 | French Indo-China |
| 1938–today | Cambodia |