The following is very much a work in progress on the history of Cambodia and the Khmer. The dates are largely based on the works of Roe, Lowman, Coedes, Chandler, and Liam C. Kelley. We hope to update this and further explore the fascinating history of this corner of mainland Southeast Asia at a future date.
245-250: Arrival of first Chinese envoys in Funan
357: Funan reported in Chinese sources to have offered to send tame elephants to China
514: Death of King Jayavarman
517: Envoy to China from Rudravarman
519: Envoy from Funan to China in 519
530: Envoy from Rudravarman to China in 530
535: Envoy from Rudravarman to China in 535
539: Envoy sent to China from Rudravarman
612: First (known) inscription in Khmer at Angkor Borei
616/17: Chinese reports of Chenla, former vassal of Funan now dominant
638: 4 embassies from the northwest of Khmer territory came to China
667: Inscription near Ba Phnom: shows 4 generations of an official family serving 5 kings (Rudravarman, Bhavavarman, Citrasena-Mahendravarman, Isanavarman, and Jayavarman I)
671-695: Chinese monk I-ching/Yi-tsing traveled in Southeast Asia
706: Split between Water Zhenla and Land Zhenla said to have taken place
770: First inscription of Jayavarman II
802: Beginning of Angkor period with Jayavarman II
817: Cham inscription in Sanskrit mentions their victory against Cambodia
851: The merchant Sulayman said to have traveled to Southeast Asia, heard tale of "Java" (Maharaja of Zabaj) defeating a Khmer king
877: Reign of Indravarman of Cambodia attested
889-c. 910: Reign of Yasovarman I
928-941: Reign of Jayavarman IV
944-968: Reign of Rajendravarman. Centralization of Khmer realm may have developed during his reign
950: Rajendravarman raids Champa, taking a gold statue from the temple at Po Nagar
1002-1050: Reign of Suryavarman I
1011: Loyalty oats to Suryavarman I inscribed on stone
1025: Inscription from reign of Suryavarman near Lopburi
1050-1066: Reign of Udāyadityavarman II, who built the Baphuon
c.1052: Sdok Kak Thom Inscription
1056: Cham raid of Sambhupura
1066-1080: Reign of Harshavarman III
1113-1150: Reign of Suryavarman II, builder of Angkor Wat
1115: Arrival of a tribute mission from Lopburi to China
1120: Tribute mission from Zhenla to China
1166/7: Reign of usurper from Lopburi at Angkor, Tribhuvanādityavarman
1171: A mandarin from Fukien landed on the coast of Champa, and said to have shared military expertise to help Chams defeat Angkor
1177: Fall of Angkor to Cham forces, led by Jaya Indravarman IV
1182: Reign of Jayavarman VII began
1190: Jayavarman VII's invasion of Vijaya
1243- 1295: reign of Jayavarman VIII
1282/3: Chinese records of a mission from Xian (Siam)
1296: Śrī Śrīndravarman became king of Cambodia
1296-7: Zhao Daguan visited Angkor
1351: Foundation of Ayutthaya
1369: Angkor temporarily abandoned (Mabbett)
1431: Letter cited by Liam Kelley indicating Siamese overthrow of the ruler of Sanfoqi (Cambodia?)
c.1570-1594: Reign of Sattha, who was well-disposed to Europeans. Was interested in an alliance with the Spanish and Portuguese
1570s: Cambodian king may have temporarily transferred the court to Angkor
1583: Thai attack on Longvaek
c.1585-1586: Spanish priest Antonio de Magdalena visited Angkor
1587: Thai unsuccessfully besieged Longvaek
1594: Thai sacking of Cambodian capital, Longvaek
1594-1597: Reign of s Ram Jerng Prei
1603-1618: Reign of Paramaraja IV
1618-1627: Reign of Jai Jettha II
1623: Vietnamese ask for a customs post at Prei Nokor (Saigon)
1642-1659: Reign of Ramadhipati I, who converted to Islam and was overthrown in 1659.
1672-1673: Reign of Padumaraja II
1680s: by this time, the future Saigon was seized by the Vietnamese from the Khmer
1747: Rebellion led by a daughter of Ang Im
1772: Phnom Penh destroyed by Thai/Siamese army
1775-1779: Reign of Ang Non III
1820: Revolt against Vietnamese led by a monk, Kai
1836: Revolt of Kom Svay against Vietnam
1860-1904: Reign of Norodom
1936: Appearance of a Khmer language newspaper called Angkor Wat
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