Khmer Angkor Expansion (1090s)

Name: Khmer Angkor Expansion (1090s)
Start: 1091
End: 1100

Type Event Region Cambodia Time 1091–1100

In the 1090s, under rulers such as Jayavarman VI, the Angkor dynasty continued expanding toward the lower Mekong and central Thailand, building hydra…

Timeline

1091–1095Angkor · CambodiaThe court expanded reservoirs (baray) and irrigation channels around Angkor, enlarging rice fields to feed a growing population and standing army, providing a material basis for further military expansion.
1096–1100Lower Mekong · Mekong River basinKhmer armies and envoys pressured vassal states in the lower Mekong and central Thailand, demanding tribute and recognition of Angkor's suzerainty, consolidating control over inland routes of the Indochinese Peninsula.

Sources

Angkor and the Khmer Civilization — Higham, Charles (2001)
A History of Cambodia — Chandler, David P. (2008)