Khmer Empire Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
802–1431 empire in Southeast Asia
About Khmer Empire
The empire was centered inCambodiaand ruled much of modern-dayThailand,Laos,VietnamandMyanmarfor over 600 years. The cultural underpinnings of the Khmer began in the first century AD when the Kingdom of Funan emerged, one of the first Indian-influenced states of Southeast Asia. This was followed by Chenla, which may have been a kingdom or a loose confederation of small states, in the seventh and eighth centuries. In 802, King Jayavarman II stood atop the sacred Phnom Kulen mountain, declared Cambodia's independence from Java and founded the Khmer Empire. The Khmer were experts at building vast irrigation systems, large reservoirs calledbaray, sophisticated road networks and most notably, enormous temples and religious monuments. The empire accumulated its wealth as it became immersed in th
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