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. In 1658,

Ponhea Chan Ramathipadi I ( km, រាមាធិបតីទី១; 1614 – 1659), also known as Ponhea Chan ( km, ពញាចន្ទ ), Cau Bana Cand, Botum Reachea I or Sultan Ibrahim ( Jawi: سلطان إبراهيم), reigning from 1642 to 1658 ...

(Sultan Ibrahim) overthrew Outey and massacred his family. Ang So and his brother Ang Tan revolted against Chan. At first they were defeated and took refuge by Neak Ang Chov (). The latter convinced them to seek help from

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. Reinforced by a

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ese army, they took the offensive in October 1658. They defeated and killed their own brother Ang Em, who had sided with Ponhea Chan, in a naval battle. The Vietnamese captured Chan, locked him in an iron cage and deported to Quảng Bình, where he soon died. Ang So ascended the throne under the name of Barom Reachea VIII. For Huế's help, Cambodia granted permission to the Vietnamese to settle in Cambodia, to own lands and agreed to pay tribute to Huế.the historical background - Shodhganga
page. 30–31 In December 1672, he was killed and usurped by his nephew

Chey Chettha III Chey Chettha III ( km, ជ័យជេដ្ឋាទី៣; 1639–1673) or Batom Reachea II was a Cambodian king from 1672 to 1673. Chey Chettha III was the only son of Batom Reachea. In 1671, he became the son-in-law of his uncle, King B ...

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* Phoeun Mak, Dharma Po « La première intervention militaire vietnamienne au Cambodge (1658-1659) » dans: ''Bulletin de l'École française d'Extrême-Orient'', tome 73, 1984, p. 285-318. * ''Chroniques Royales du Cambodge de 1594 à 1677''.

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. Paris 1981 *

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''Histoire du Cambodge'' Presses universitaires de France, Paris 1968

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