Khmer Empire

E97473
Southeast Asian civilization historical empire

The Khmer Empire was a powerful and sophisticated Southeast Asian civilization centered in present-day Cambodia, renowned for its monumental temple complexes such as Angkor Wat and its extensive influence from the 9th to the 15th centuries.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Khmer Empire canonical 13
Angkorian period 2
Khmer civilization 2

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Southeast Asian civilization ⓘ
historical empire ⓘ
architectureStyle Khmer architecture ⓘ
capital Angkor Archaeological Park ⓘ
surface form: Angkor

Yasodharapura ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
countryToday Cambodia ⓘ
Laos ⓘ
Thailand ⓘ
Viet Nam ⓘ
surface form: Vietnam
culturalInfluenceFrom Buddhism ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ
Indian civilization ⓘ
economy maritime trade ⓘ
rice agriculture ⓘ
endTime 15th century ⓘ
foundedBy Jayavarman II ⓘ
governmentForm divine kingship ⓘ
infrastructure barays ⓘ
canals ⓘ
extensive irrigation system ⓘ
language Middle Khmer ⓘ
surface form: Old Khmer
notableRuler Indravarman I ⓘ
Jayavarman II ⓘ
Jayavarman VII ⓘ
Suryavarman I ⓘ
King Suryavarman II ⓘ
surface form: Suryavarman II

Yasovarman I ⓘ
notableSite Angkor Archaeological Park ⓘ
surface form: Angkor Thom

Angkor Wat ⓘ
Bakong ⓘ
Banteay Srei ⓘ
Baphuon ⓘ
Angkor Archaeological Park ⓘ
surface form: Bayon

Beng Mealea ⓘ
East Mebon ⓘ
Koh Ker ⓘ
Phimeanakas ⓘ
Phnom Bakheng ⓘ
Pre Rup ⓘ
Preah Khan ⓘ
Ta Prohm ⓘ
peakPeriod 12th century ⓘ
politicalSystem monarchy ⓘ
region Southeast Asia ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
Mahayana ⓘ
surface form: Mahayana Buddhism

Theravada ⓘ
surface form: Theravada Buddhism
startTime 9th century ⓘ
successor Cambodia ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Cambodia
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Angkor Archaeological Park ⓘ
writingSystem Khmer script ⓘ

Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cambodia → historicalCivilization → Khmer Empire ⓘ
Srivijaya Empire → interactedWith → Khmer Empire ⓘ
Prey Nokor → locatedIn → Khmer Empire ⓘ
Champa → conflictWith → Khmer Empire ⓘ
Angkor Wat → locatedInFormerState → Khmer Empire ⓘ
Angkor Archaeological Park → associatedCivilization → Khmer Empire ⓘ
India–Southeast Asia → involvedPolity → Khmer Empire ⓘ
Ayutthaya Kingdom → influencedBy → Khmer Empire ⓘ
southward expansion of Đại Việt (Nam tiến) → opponent → Khmer Empire ⓘ
Pagan Kingdom → diplomaticRelations → Khmer Empire ⓘ
Khmer architecture → flourishedUnder → Khmer Empire ⓘ
National Museum of Cambodia → hasFocus → Khmer Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Khmer civilization
Dvaravati → succeededBy → Khmer Empire ⓘ
Lopburi → historicalPeriod → Khmer Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Khmer Empire period
Prasat Hin Phanom Wan → culturalOrigin → Khmer Empire ⓘ
Prasat Hin Phanom Wan → period → Khmer Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Angkorian period
Mekong region archaeological heritage → chronologyIncludes → Khmer Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Angkorian period
Mekong region archaeological heritage → linkedToCulture → Khmer Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Khmer civilization
Khmer lion guardian → timePeriod → Khmer Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Angkor period