Angkor Dynasty Territorial Expansion

Name: Angkor Dynasty Territorial Expansion
Start: 1060
End: 1069

Type Event Region Southeast Asia Time 1060–1069

In the 1060s the Angkor (Khmer) Empire under Udayadityavarman II and Harshavarman III continued pushing its sphere of influence east and west, consol…

Timeline

1060–1066Angkor region · CambodiaIn the final years of his reign, Udayadityavarman II continued to strengthen suzerainty over the Tonlé Sap basin and western Mon regions, expanding Angkor's control over routes west of the Mekong through military garrisons and local appointments.
1066–1069Eastern Cambodian frontier · EastAfter accession, Harshavarman III continued pressing eastward, engaging in multiple conflicts with the Kingdom of Champa along the eastern frontier, as Khmer forces sought to control maritime and overland trade and strategic routes leading to Champa.

Sources

George Coedès, The Making of South East Asia — George Coedès (1966)