Batom Reachea ( km, បទុមរាជា, born Ang Non ( km, អង្គនន់); 1616–1642) was King of Cambodia from 1640 to 1642. Ang Non was the eldest son of the ''uprayorach'' ( ឧភយោរាជ, "Great Joint King")

Outey Outey (1577–5 January 1642) was a Cambodian prince who served as the regent from 1627 to 1642. Outey was the youngest son of King Soriyopear. He was appointed the '' ouparach'' (heir apparent or viceroy) in 1618. He was appointed the regent ...

. Ang Non married Princess Ang Na Kshatriyi, who was the daughter of King

Chey Chettha II Chey Chettha II ( km, ជ័យជេដ្ឋាទី២ , 1576–1628) was a king of Cambodia who reigned from Oudong, about 40 km northwest of modern-day Phnom Penh, from 1618 to 1628. He was the son of King Srei Soriyopear (r. 1603–16 ...

and his Vietnamese spouse Neak Ang Chov ( Nguyễn Phúc Ngọc Vạn). King Ang Tong Reachea died in 1640. Although Ponhea Chan should be the next king, Outey forced Chan to give the crown to Ang Non. Chan was dissatisfied. With the help of

Cham Cham or CHAM may refer to: Ethnicities and languages *Chams, people in Vietnam and Cambodia **Cham language, the language of the Cham people ***Cham script *** Cham (Unicode block), a block of Unicode characters of the Cham script *Cham Albania ...

and Malay mercenaries, Chan assassinated Outey on 5 January 1642.the historical background - Shodhganga
page. 30 In the same time Batom Reachea was away on a hunting trip. Chan captured him and had him executed in Oudong.

References

* ''Chroniques Royales du Cambodge de 1594 à 1677''. École française d'Extrême Orient. Paris 1981 *

Achille Dauphin-Meunier Achille Dauphin-Meunier (1906–1984) was a French economist. He wrote on US-Laotian relations. He was a member of the Club de l'horloge The Carrefour de l'Horloge (literally ''The Clock Crossroad''), formerly Club de l'Horloge (1974–2015), ...

''Histoire du Cambodge'' Presses universitaires de France, Paris 1968 Que sais-je ? n° 916. {{DEFAULTSORT:Batom Reachea 1616 births 1642 deaths 17th-century Cambodian monarchs