Some of the key events across south east asia/south india..during ankor wot time.
South-East Asia
�� 1001 Lopburi kingdom in Thailand sends embassies to China seeking assistance in gaining independence from the Khmers.
�� 1019��1042 The rule of Airlangga in Java is marked by devotion to the Buddha and the Hindu god Shiva and a flourishing of the arts, often adapting themes from Indian culture.
�� 1025 The Chola kingdom in South India raids Shrivijaya.
�� 1044��1077 Anawrahta, founder of the first Burmese empire, ascends to the throne of Pagan. His rule and that of his successors is marked by patronage of Theravada Buddhism, an early tradition based on texts in Pali, thought to have been introduced to the region in the early part of the first millennium. By the mid-thirteenth century, the Buddhist church in Pagan is at the center of a cultural "golden age" that includes monumental building projects and a flourishing literary culture.
�� 1050��1066 Udayadityavarman II builds the Baphuon at Angkor; the temple-mountain is noted for its great size and elegant sculptures.
�� 1112 Miyazedi stone inscriptions, important historical records, provide the earliest evidence of the Burmese language.
�� 1113��1145 or later Suryavarman II builds the great temple of Angkor Wat, one of the most renowned of the Cambodian temple-mountains. Surrounded by a moat about 820 feet wide, Angkor Wat measures about 4,920 feet from east to west and 4,260 feet from north to south. It is approached by a long causeway and consists of three terraces and five towers. The monument is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu.
�� 1177 Rival Chams (based in central Vietnam) briefly capture the Khmer capital at Angkor.
�� 1181��ca. 1243 Jayavarman VII, who briefly reestablishes Mahayana Buddhism as the Khmer state cult, builds the city of Angkor Thom with the Bayon temple-mountain at its center. Unusual bas-relief scenes of daily life decorate the external galleries of the Bayon, which is dedicated to all divinities under the direction of the Buddha. Bayon is famous for its countless towers crowned by large smiling faces.
�� 1243��1295 Hinduism is restored as the Khmer state religion during the reign of Jayavarman VIII.
�� ca. 1250 Lopburi, a small kingdom in Thailand, gains independence from the Khmer empire and sends envoys to the Mongol court in China between 1280 and 1299.
�� 1258��1293 Periodic Mongol incursions into mainland and island Southeast Asia are repulsed.
�� 1292 Marco Polo visits northern Sumatra.
�� 1293��1310 Kertarajasa establishes the kingdom of Majapahit in Java.
�� 1296��1297 Chinese traveler Zhou Daguan's Customs of Cambodia provides invaluable information about life at Angkor, and may represent the first recorded instance of the name Siam or Siem for Thailand.
�� ca. 1300��1400 Shrivijaya collapses. The Thais launch raids against Angkor.
�� ca. 1350 The adoption of the Theravada form of Buddhism has a long-standing impact on the culture of Cambodia, including the change from Sanskrit to Pali as the liturgical language and from brick or stone to wood as the architectural medium.
�� 1351��1369 The reign of King Ramathibodi I marks the beginning of the Ayudhya kingdom located to the north of the mouth of the Chao Phraya River, which empties into the Gulf of Siam.
�� 1353��1373 Fa Ngum founds the Lan Xang kingdom, which controls Laos and parts of Thailand. Theravada Buddhism is promoted as the state religion and an important golden image of the Buddha known as the Prabang is brought to his capital from Angkor.
�� 1365 The kingdom of Majapahit in Java, flourishing under the rule of Rajasanagara (1350��89), is celebrated in the Nagarakertagama, an epic poem composed by the Buddhist monk Prapanca.
�� ca. 1370 Chinese restrictions on the export of ceramics help to spur the development of Southeast Asian traditions such as that of the kilns at Sukhothai in Thailand, which remain active until the sixteenth century.
South -India
9th��13th century The Cholas, historically known as early as the third century B.C., emerge as imperial contenders in the ninth century to dominate the south and remain prominent for around four centuries. Significant expansion to the north is blocked by Western Chalukya dominance of the Deccan, but the Cholas conquer Sri Lanka at the turn of the millennium and seriously weaken the Shrivijaya empire in Southeast Asia.
�� ca. 1000 The Brihadeshvara Temple is built in Thanjavur (Tanjore) by Chola ruler Rajaraja ("king of kings"). Significantly larger and more elaborate than previous temples, the Brihadeshvara paves the way for future elaborations and expansions of temple design. South Indian temples from this period onward grow into large complexes composed of various elements, including a main temple, gateways, and subsidiary structures (such as smaller shrines, water tanks, and halls).
�� ca. 1000��1300 Metal sculptures produced in the Chola kingdom are considered by art historians to be among the finest works of art in the world. Most images depict deities from the Shaiva and Vaishnava pantheons. Representations of Shiva as Nataraja or "Lord of Dance" are among the best known examples of the type.
�� ca. 1014��1044 The rule of Rajendra I ("the Great"), noted for its warfare and conquest, is considered one of the high periods of the Chola empire. In addition to defeating the Palas in Bengal, Rajendra undertakes a massive naval campaign against the kingdom of Shrivijaya (centered in Malaysia and Sumatra) in order to protect trade in China.
�� ca. 1017 The Cholas conquer Sri Lanka.
�� ca. 1030 An impressive Jain temple dedicated to Adinatha is completed at Mount Abu, northeast of Bombay. Jain temple building reaches a peak between 1000 and 1400; other major sites include Satrunjaya and Girnar.
�� ca. 1070 Vijayabahu I of Rohanna (r. 1070��1110) expels the Cholas from Sri Lanka, ending their fifty-year rule. He establishes a new capital at Polonnaruva, launching 150 years of unity and prosperity. Buddhism flourishes in this period.
�� 1100��1200 Ramanuja, the poet and philosopher and patriarch of the Shrivaishnava tradition, propounds the philosophy of visistadvaita, or qualified monism, and describes the theology of bhakti (devotion). He is credited with travels to the north of India and the introduction there of Shrivaishnavism.
�� 1153��1186 A massive artificial lake, known as Parakrama Samudra, is built in Sri Lanka during the reign of Parakramabahu I. It is one of the greatest irrigation feats of the ancient world. His capital of Pol