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History of Cambodia

16 recorded states lay in what is now Cambodia, from Funan (50 CE) to the Kingdom of Cambodia. 1 of them has a full profile, and 6 outside powers ruled here.

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Profiles

Empires that ruled here

Timeline

1st century

  1. Funan50 CE – 627 CE · kingdom

6th century

  1. Chenla550 CE – 802 CE · kingdom

8th century

  1. Land Chenla707 CE – 802 CE · kingdom
  2. Water Chenla707 CE – 802 CE · kingdom

15th century

  1. Post-Angkorian Cambodia1431 CE – 1863 CE · kingdom

18th century

  1. Ha Tien Principality1707 CE – 1832 CE · principality
  2. Kingdom of Champasak1713 CE – 1946 CE · kingdom

19th century

  1. French protectorate of Cambodia1863 CE – 1953 CE · protectorate
  2. French Indochina1887 CE – 1954 CE · profile

20th century

  1. Kingdom of Kampuchea (1945)1945 CE – 1945 CE · kingdom
  2. Kingdom of Cambodia (1953-1970)1953 CE – 1970 CE · kingdom
  3. Khmer Republic1970 CE – 1975 CE · republic
  4. Democratic Kampuchea1975 CE – 1979 CE · republic
  5. People's Republic of Kampuchea1979 CE – 1989 CE · republic
  6. State of Cambodia1989 CE – 1993 CE · republic
  7. Kingdom of Cambodia1993 CE – present · kingdom

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Shared histories

States that also lay in other present-day countries:

States of Mainland Southeast Asia → All country histories →

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). History of Cambodia. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/cambodia
MLA
“History of Cambodia.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/cambodia. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “History of Cambodia.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/cambodia.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘History of Cambodia’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/cambodia (Accessed: ).