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n king in Cambodia's history (r. 1749–1755). Ang Snguon was the second son of

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. In 1749, Satha II was installed as the Cambodian king by the Vietnamese

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. Which led Cambodia to became a vassal state of the latter. Ang Snguon drove the Vietnamese army out, and proclaimed himself the new king. During his reign, he tried to conquer the Cham people in eastern Cambodia. He also allied with the Vietnamese

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. In 1753, Nguyễn Phúc Khoát ordered the Nguyễn army to attack Cambodia. Ang Snguon fled to

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. With the help of mediation by

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, Ang Snguon was allowed to come back to Cambodia. As a condition, Tầm Bôn (尋奔, present day

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of Tiền Giang Province) were ceded to the Nguyễn lords.''

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* A.Dauphin-Meunier ''Histoire du Cambodge'' P.U.F Paris 1968. * Anthony Stokvis, ''Manuel d'histoire, de généalogie et de chronologie de tous les États du globe, depuis les temps les plus reculés jusqu'à nos jours'', préf. H. F. Wijnman, Israël, 1966, Chapitre XIV §.9 « Kambodge » Listes et tableau généalogique n°34 p. 337-338. *

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, ''Regents of Nations'', K.G Saur Munich, 1984-1988 , Art. « Kampuchea », p. 1732. {{Monarchs of Cambodia 1709 births 1755 deaths 18th-century Cambodian monarchs