Khmer fall

The Khmer Empire's Fall

The Khmer Empires fall occurred in 1431 CE when Ayutthaya, a kingdom of Thai origin, took over Angkor. Prior to Ayutthaya's victory over Khmer, people from Thailand began migrating, creating small empires of their own. As they did so, their small empires grew larger and stronger until finally they were strong enough to take over Angkor. How they did so is debatable: how did The Khmer Empire allow itself to be taken over? Was it the fact that they lost their impeccable control over water? Was it the introduction of Theravada Buddhism? Was it something else, or were the Thailand Empires simply stronger?