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Khmer Empire and the Devaraja Cult (c. 9th–13th centuries CE)

Khmer Empire and the Devaraja Cult (c. 9th–13th centuries CE)

  1. Jayavarman II establishes the devarāja cult

    Labels: Jayavarman II, Devaraja cult, iva linga

  2. Jayavarman II’s Angkor-period reign begins

    Labels: Jayavarman II, Angkor period, Royal court

  3. Indravarman I begins rule at Hariharalaya

    Labels: Indravarman I, Hariharalaya, Waterworks

  4. Preah Ko temple is dedicated

    Labels: Preah Ko, Ancestor cult, aiva worship

  5. Bakong state temple is consecrated

    Labels: Bakong, Indravarman I, Temple-mountain

  6. Yasovarman I moves capital to Yasodharapura

    Labels: Yasovarman I, Yasodharapura, Royal capital

  7. Phnom Bakheng becomes Yasovarman’s state temple

    Labels: Phnom Bakheng, Yasovarman I, Temple-mountain

  8. Suryavarman II begins reign and commissions Angkor Wat

    Labels: Suryavarman II, Angkor Wat, Vishnu

  9. Construction begins on Angkor Wat

    Labels: Angkor Wat, 12th century, Temple construction

  10. Angkor Wat construction reaches completion

    Labels: Angkor Wat, Completion 1150, State temple

  11. Cham forces sack Angkor (Yasodharapura)

    Labels: Champa, Sack of, Yasodharapura

  12. Jayavarman VII is crowned king

    Labels: Jayavarman VII, Coronation 1181, Royal rehabilitation

  13. Jayavarman VII builds Angkor Thom and the Bayon

    Labels: Jayavarman VII, Angkor Thom, Bayon

  14. Theravada Buddhism rises to dominance at Angkor

    Labels: Theravada Buddhism, Angkor, 13th century