Khmer Empire
The dominant power of mainland Southeast Asia for six centuries, centred on Angkor. Its wealth rested on an immense system of reservoirs and canals supporting intensive rice agriculture, and its kings built on a scale unmatched in the region, first for Hindu and later for Buddhist worship.
- Existed: 802 CE – 1431 CE
- Type: Country
- Government: devaraja monarchy
- Capital: Angkor