Angkor Wat (Cambodia) — founded 1113
Angkor Wat (Cambodia) traces its beginnings to 1113, part of the Medieval (12th century) — a founding moment that shaped everything that came after.
Context
Medieval — Kingdoms rise, faith spreads, castles and codices. That's around 857 years ago — deep history, roughly 9 centuries in the past. Around the same time, the world was also seeing Great Jin dynasty or Jurchen Jin (1115) and Eustathius of Thessalonica (1115).
Why it matters
The founding of Angkor Wat (Cambodia) in 1113 created something durable — a place, institution, or movement that outlasted its era and became a reference point for what came next.
Did you know?
Just 2 years after, Great Jin dynasty or Jurchen Jin (1115) was also making headlines — a reminder how much history can compress into a single decade.
Era
Medieval
Kingdoms rise, faith spreads, castles and codices.
Category
Places
Places are the cities, monuments, and landmarks whose stones and streets carry centuries of memory.
Contemporary events
What else was happening in the world around this time.
2 yrs away · 1115
Great Jin dynasty or Jurchen Jin
2 yrs away · 1115
Eustathius of Thessalonica
2 yrs away · 1115
Eustathius of Thessalonica, Byzantine Greek scholar
5 yrs away · 1118
the Knights Templar founded
5 yrs away · 1118
the military order of the Poor Knights of Christ and the Temple of Solomon founded
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Quick check
Which of these happened in 1113?
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