Chey Chettha I ( km, ព្រះបាទជ័យជេដ្ឋាទី១, ; 1575–1595) was a king of

Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand t ...

who ruled from 1584 to 1595. Chey Chettha was the second son of

Satha I Satha I (also spelled Sattha; km, សត្ថាទី១; 1539–1596), also known as Barom Reachea IV, was the Cambodian king ruled from 1576 to 1584. He was the eldest son of Barom Reachea III. During his reign, Blas Ruiz and Diogo Velos ...

. He was appointed as heir apparent when he was eleven. He was crowned by his father in 1584. In 1594, Cambodia was attacked by Siam. After the Siamese army reached

Lovek Longvek or Lavek ( km, លង្វែក, or , ; meaning "intersection" or "crossroads") was a city in Cambodia. It was the second capital city during the Cambodia's Post-Angkor period which began after the Angkor era. The city was known to ear ...

, Chey Chettha assumed his uncle

Soryopor Barom Reachea IV or Barom Reachea VII (1548–1619), also known as Srei Soriyopear (also spelled Soryopor or Soryapor; km, ស្រីសុរិយោពណ៌), was the Cambodian king who ruled from 1603 to 1618. He was appointed the '' ...

the direct command of the defenses. Chey Chetta fled the capital with his father, Satha, first to Srey Santhor, then to Stung Treng. He died there in 1595 without an heir.

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{{Monarchs of Cambodia 1575 births 1595 deaths 16th-century Cambodian monarchs

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