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.
See also
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Siamese–Cambodian War (1591–1594)
The Siamese–Cambodian War (1591–1594), was a military conflict fought between the Ayutthaya Kingdom and the Kingdom of Cambodia. The war began in 1591 when Ayutthaya invaded Cambodia in response to continuous Khmer raids into their territor ...
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Preah Ram I
Preah Ram I (1544–May 1596), also known as Reamea Chung Prey, was the Cambodian king ruled from 1594 to 1596.
In 1594, Cambodia was attacked by Siamese, Chey Chettha I and Satha I fled the capital. Preah Ram I seized the throne during the ...
References
{{Monarchs of Cambodia
1575 births
1595 deaths
16th-century Cambodian monarchs