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The Khmer Empire grew out from the remnants of Chenla, turning out to be firmly founded in 802 when Jayavarman II (reigned c. 790 – c. 835) declared independence from Java and proclaimed them selves a Devaraja. They and their followers instituted the cult on the God-king and started a series of conquests that formed an empire which flourished