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This is atimeline ofCambodian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Cambodia and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, seeHistory of Cambodia. See also thelist of kings of Cambodia.
| Century | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 2,500 years ago | The walled city ofAngkor Borei inTakéo province is Cambodia's first known city, with archaeological excavations unearthing moats, reservoirs, brick monuments, and glass beads that were traded in from theNear East andIndia. |
| Century | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1st–6th | Funan period – early state-like polities in delta and coastal regions, trading contact with India and China, "Indianisation" of Khmer society begins. | |
| 7th–8th | Chenla period – shift in trade patterns causes decline of Funan, emergence of large kingdoms in inland area, Indianisation continues. | |
| 7th | Isanavarman I of the Chenla Kingdom expanded Khmer influence to the Chao Phraya valley through his campaigns around the 7th century. Dvaravati cities that fell under Khmer hegemony became Lavo. |
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 802 | Jayavarman II declared independence fromSrivijaya under theSailendra, proclaiming himself thedivine king of Kambuja. | |
| 835 | Jayavarman II died. His son Jayavarman III succeeded him. | |
| 877 | Jayavarman III died. He was succeeded by his cousinIndravarman I. | |
| 890 | Indravarman died. His sonYasovarman succeeded him. |
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 968 | Jayavarman V succeeded Rajendravarman II as ruler of Kambuja, now the Khmer Empire. |
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1001 | Jayavarman V died. He was succeeded by Udayadityavarman I. | |
| 1002 | The king died. A civil war ensued between Jayaviravarman andSuryavarman I, both of whom claimed the throne. | |
| 1010 | Suryavarman became the uncontested king of the Khmer Empire. | |
| 1050 | Suryavarman died. He was succeeded byUdayadityavarman II, a descendant ofYasovarman's wife. | |
| 1066 | Udayadityavarman died. Harshavarman III succeeded him. |
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1107 | Jayavarman VI died. He was succeeded byDharanindravarman I. | |
| 1113 | Dharanidravarman died, possibly murdered by his great nephewSuryavarman II who succeeded him. | |
| 1132 | An attempted invasion ofVietnam was defeated. | |
| 1150 | Suryavarman II died, possibly in a military campaign against theCham ofCentral Vietnam.Dharanindravarman II succeeded him. | |
| 1160 | Dharanindravarman died. He was succeeded by Yasovarman II. | |
| 1177 | Cham invaders took control ofYasodharapura, the Khmer capital, and executed the king. |
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1203 | Jayavarman VII forcibly annexed the south ofChampa. | |
| 1219 | Jayavarman VII died. He was succeeded byIndravarman II. | |
| 1238 | TwoThai chieftains in the city ofSukhothai declared the establishment of theSukhothai Kingdom and its independence fromAngkoriandominion. | |
| 1243 | Indravarman II died.Jayavarman VIII succeeded him. | |
| 1283 | Jayavarman VIII agreed to pay tribute to theMongol Empire in lieu of suffering invasion. | |
| 1295 | Jayavarman VIII was allowed to abdicate after being deposed by his son-in-lawIndravarman III (Srindravarman), the first king to makeTheravada Buddhism the state religion. |
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1351 | The SiameseAyutthaya Kingdom laid siege to Angkor for a year and a half, then invaded and conquered it, leaving an Ayutthayan prince to rule. | |
| 1357 | KingSuryavong led the Khmer army in retaking Angkor from the Siamese. |
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1431 | TheThai invade Angkor. The Khmer capital is relocated toSrei Santhor and next year toChatumuk. | |
| 1471 | Thousands ofCham settle in Cambodia as refugees from thefall of Vijaya (northern section of Champa) to the Vietnamese. |
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1505 | The royal Khmer court moves toOudong. | |
| 1525 | The royal Khmer court moves toLongvek. | |
| 1593 | King Sattha requested protection from theSpanish governor of thePhilippines against theThai. | |
| 1594 | TheThai captured the Cambodian capital,Longvek, and installed a military governor there. | |
| 1595 | Sattha died in Laos. | |
| 1596 | KingPreah Ram I led the Khmer army to liberate Longvek from Siamese. | |
| 1597 | Spanish adventurers install a son of King Sattha on the throne. | |
| 1599 | TheSpanish in Cambodia were massacred by Malay warlords. |
Note that names vary considerably from source to source, as do dates.
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1602 | King Suriyopear (nephew of Sattha) installed with help of Ayutthaya. | |
| c.1616 | Nguyen Phuoc Nguyen, king of Hue, approaches Suriyopear to form a military alliance directed at their enemies Ayutthaya (for Suriyopear) and the Trinh dynasty of Hanoi (for Nguyen). | |
| 1618 | Suriyopear abdicates, enters a monastery (dies next year). His son Chey Chettha II becomes king. | |
| 1623 | According to the Chronicles and popular Cambodian belief, in this year King Chettha II allowedVietnamese refugees from theTrịnh–Nguyễn Civil War to settle in the Khmer sea port ofPrey Nokor. Professional scholars do not believe this happened. | |
| 1628 | Death of Chettha II; followed as king by his son Ponhea Tu, while his younger brother Outhei takes the title Ubhayoraj, or senior king. | |
| 1632 | Ponhea Tu killed after rebelling against the Ubhayoraj. Followed by his younger half-brother Ponhea Nur | |
| 1640 | Death of Ponhea Nur in suspicious circumstances. Followed by Padumaraja I, son of Outhei. | |
| 1642 | Murder of Padumaraja and Outhei by Ramadhipadi, son of Chettha II. Ramadhipati converts to Islam and takes the name Ibrahim. | |
| 1658–59 | Two sons of Outhei rebel against Ramadhipati/Ibrahim and call on Vietnamese help. First Vietnamese intervention in Cambodia, four more in the course of the century. Ramadhipati/Ibrahim captured and removed to Hue, where he dies. Ang Sur, son of Outhei, becomes king. | |
| 1690 | The Mekong Delta region of Cambodia (from Prey Nokor toPsar Dek andMoat Chrouk) was officially annexed byVietnam. | |
| 1698 | An emissary arrived inPrey Nokor to establishVietnamese administration over the expatriate population. |
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1749 | TheVietnamese conquered theMekong Delta. | |
| 1779 | A new Khmer king, Ang Eng, was installed underThai protection. |
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | A Khmer revolt took place againstVietnamese rule . | |
| 1841 | Ang Duong becomes king. | |
| 1851 | Cambodiasuccessfully overthrew theVietnamese occupation. | |
| 1856 | November 25 | Ang Duong dispatches a letter to French EmperorNapoleon III requesting intervention to protect Cambodia's territorial integrity. |
| 1860 | In January,Angkor Wat is "rediscovered" by French naturalist and explorerHenri Mouhot. | |
| 1860 | Ang Duong dies. His sonNorodom succeeds him. | |
| 1863 | Faced with a domestic rebellion,Norodom was forced to accept an offer of protection from theFrench. | |
| 1887 | October | Cambodia was subsumed into theIndochinese Union. |
| 1897 | TheRésident supérieur was granted the royal powers of tax collection, rule by decree, and appointment of royal officials and crown princes. |
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Japanese occupation of Cambodia:Japanese troops occupied Cambodia. | |
| KingSisowath Monivong died. TheFrench chose his grandsonNorodom Sihanouk to succeed him. | ||
| 1945 | After its defeat inWorld War II,Japan relinquished its Indochinese territories. | |
| 1953 | 9 November | Cambodia officially gained its independence fromFrance. |
| 1955 | 2 March | KingSihanouk abdicated in favour of his father,Norodom Suramarit. |
| 1963 | 27 August | Cambodia severed ties withSouth Vietnam. |
| 1970 | 18 March | GeneralLon Nol overthrewSihanouk and established a republic. Start of theCambodian Civil War and the USCambodian Campaign |
| 1975 | 17 April | TheKhmer Rouge allied withSihanouk capturedPhnom Penh and declared the establishment ofKingdom of Cambodia. |
| 1976 | 2 April | Sihanouk exiled and establishment ofDemocratic Kampuchea under total Khmer Rouge control. |
| 1977 | 31 December | Cambodia broke relations with theSocialist Republic of Vietnam. |
| 1979 | 7 January | Cambodian-Vietnamese War:Vietnamese troops capturedPhnom Penh establishing thePeople's Republic of Kampuchea. The rule of theKhmer Rouge is over. |
| 1989 | 26 September | The lastVietnamese troops withdrew from Cambodia. |
| 1992 | 16 March | AUnited Nations peacekeeping force, theUnited Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC), began monitoring Cambodia. |
| 1993 | May | Cambodia held free elections. TheKhmer Rouge boycotted them. |
| 24 September | A new constitution was ratified, under which the Cambodianmonarchy was restored.Norodom Sihanouk returned to the throne. | |
| 1997 | TheExtraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, a tribunal for theKhmer Rouge, was established. | |
| 1998 | 15 April | Death ofPol Pot. |
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 18 January | AnAngkor newspaper reported thatSuvanant Kongying, aThai actress, had claimed thatAngkor Wat rightfully belonged to Thailand. |
| 28 January | Thai television programs were banned from broadcasting in Cambodia. | |
| 29 January | 2003 Phnom Penh riots: Nationalist rioters destroyed theThai embassy inPhnom Penh. | |
| 7 July | Cambodian parliamentary election: Prime MinisterHun Sen'sCambodian People's Party won a majority of seats in theNational Assembly. | |
| 2004 | 14 October | KingNorodom Sihanouk abdicated. His sonNorodom Sihamoni was crowned as his successor. |
| 2008 | June | 2008 Cambodian-Thai stand-off: Clashes began withThailand over territory immediately adjacent toPreah Vihear. |
| 2012 | 15 October | FormerKing of CambodiaNorodom Sihanouk died inBeijing at the age of 89. |
| 2014 | 3 January | Military police opened fire atoppositionprotesters, leaving 3 people dead and more than 20 injured. |
