802 Jayavarman II declares the Khmer independent and establishes the kingdom of Angkor.
854 Jayavarman III succeeds his father Jayavarman II as ruler of the Khmer Empire.
877 Indravarman II succeeds Jayavarman III as ruler of the Khmer Empire.
889 Yasovarman I succeeds Indravarman II as ruler of the Khmer empire.
928 Jayavarman IV succeeds Isanavarman II in Khmer Empire, and moves the capital north from Angkor to Koh Ker.
1001 Khmer king Jayavarman V is succeeded by Udayadityavarman I and/or Suryavarman I.
1113 Suryavarman I's reign begins in the Khmer Empire
1160 Yasovarman II succeeds his uncle Dharanindravarman as ruler of the Khmer Empire. Dharanindravarman's son Jayavarman, acquieses to his cousin's succession and goes into exile in neighboring Champa.
1181 Jayavarman VII assumes control of the Khmer kingdom.
1238 The Khmers are expelled from Luang Phrabang in Laos.
1283 Kublai Khan's Mongol Empire invades the Khmer empire of present-day Cambodia; King Jayavarman VIII decides to pay tribute rather than fight the invasion, buying peace and preserving the empire.
1295 Jayavarman VIII of the Khmer Empire in Cambodia abdicates.