Ang Em (also spelled Ang Im; km, អង្គឥម; 1794–1843) was a Cambodian prince. He was the fourth son of King Ang Eng. ).
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The
Siam
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ese king
Rama I
Phra Phutthayotfa Chulalok Maharaj (, 20 March 1737 – 7 September 1809), personal name Thongduang (), also known as Rama I, was the founder of the Rattanakosin Kingdom and the first monarch of the reigning Chakri dynasty of Siam (now T ...
died in 1809. King
Ang Chan II
Ang Chan II ( km, ព្រះបាទអង្គចន្ទទី២; 1791 – 7 January 1835) was King of Cambodia from 1806 to his death in 1835. He reigned under the name of Outey Reachea III ( km, ឧទ័យរាជាទី៣).
Ang ...
refused to attend his royal cremation. Instead, Ang Chan sent three Cambodian princes, including
Ang Snguon, Ang Em and
Ang Duong
Ang Duong ( km, អង្គឌួង ; 12 June 1796 – 19 October 1860) was the King of Cambodia from 1841 to 1844 and from 1845 to his death in 1860. Formally invested in 1848, his rule benefited a kingdom that suffered from several centuries ...
, to attend the funeral. Ang Em was appointed Cambodian ''
Upraracha'' by
Rama II
Phra Phutthaloetla Naphalai ( th, พระพุทธเลิศหล้านภาลัย, 24 February 1767 – 21 July 1824), personal name Chim ( th, ฉิม), also styled as Rama II, was the second monarch of Siam under the Chakri ...
. The ''Uprayorach'' Ang Snguon ousted Ang Chan in 1811. After
Vietnamese intervention, Ang Snguon, Ang Em and Ang Duong fled to Bangkok.
After the
Lê Văn Khôi revolt
The Lê Văn Khôi revolt ( vi, Cuộc nổi dậy Lê Văn Khôi, 1833–1835) was an important revolt in 19th-century Vietnam, in which southern Vietnamese, Vietnamese Catholics, French Catholic missionaries and Chinese settlers under the ...
broke out in
Cochinchina
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,
Chaophraya Bodindecha (Sing Sinhaseni) invaded Cambodia, aiming to put Ang Em on the throne. However, they were not supported by Cambodian. Siamese army had to withdraw from Cambodia in 1834.
Ang Em was appointed the governor of
Battambang
Battambang ( km, បាត់ដំបង, UNGEGN: ) is the capital of Battambang Province and the third largest city in Cambodia.
Founded in the 11th century by the Khmer Empire, Battambang is the leading rice-producing province of the coun ...
in 1834 by Siamese. Siamese army occupied northwest provinces (Battambang,
Siem Reap,
Pursat
Pursat ( ; km, ពោធិ៍សាត់, ) is the capital of Pursat Province, Cambodia. Its name derived from a type of tree. It lies on the Pursat River
The Pursat River ( km, ស្ទឹងពោធិ៍សាត់, Steung Pursat) al ...
and
Kampong Svai), northwest provinces were rulered ''de jure'' by two Cambodian princes, Ang Em and Ang Duong. The Siamese hoped that the princes would be able to draw loyalty and support from Khmer nobles. Two princes were regarded as the most dangerous men by Vietnamese court;
Trương Minh Giảng, the Vietnamese Governor-General of ''Trấn Tây'', tried to persuade them to go back to Cambodia. Actually it was a conspiracy designed by Giảng. In 1837, Duong was suspected of having links with Vietnamese, and deported to
Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estima ...
. Two years later, Em and his followers secretly fled back to Cambodia, Em was under the illusion that he would be installed the new king, however, they were arrested by Vietnamese. Giảng suggested that they should be executed, but Minh Mạng rejected.
['' Đại Nam chính biên liệt truyện sơ tập'', vol. 31] Ang Em was deported
Saigon
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then to
Huế
Huế () is the capital of Thừa Thiên Huế province in central Vietnam and was the capital of Đàng Trong from 1738 to 1775 and of Vietnam during the Nguyễn dynasty from 1802 to 1945. The city served as the old Imperial City and admi ...
.
Cambodia was annexed by Vietnam in 1840. Spurred by Queen
Ang Mey's deposition, many Cambodian courtiers and their followers
revolted against the Vietnamese rule.
Siamese army
The Royal Siamese Armed Forces (Thai: กองทัพหลวง) were the armed forces of the Thai monarchy from the 12th to 19th centuries. The term refers to the military forces of the Sukhothai Kingdom, the Ayutthaya Kingdom, the Thonbu ...
entered Cambodia to install Ang Duong on the throne. Ang Em was released together with Ang Mey. In the next year, Trương Minh Giảng tried to put him on the throne as Vietnamese puppet king. Em and Mey came to Cambodia, they ordered Khmer rebels to surrender, but no one obeyed.
Em died in
Châu Đốc
Châu Đốc is a city in An Giang Province, bordering Cambodia, in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. As of 2013, the city had a population of 157,298, and cover an area of .
The city is located by the Hậu River (a branch of the Mekong Rive ...
in 1843.
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1794 births
1843 deaths
Cambodian princes
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