By the ninth century, the empire had emerged in eastern Indochina. It developed around agriculture and used to store water. To the south, the Srivijaya empire emerged in . It relied on farming and trade.

Burmese
Khmer
porcelain
reservoirs
Indonesia
Mekong

By the ninth century, the Khmer empire had emerged in eastern Indochina. It developed around agriculture and used reservoirs to store water. To the south, the Srivijaya empire emerged in Indonesia. It relied on farming and trade.