Chey Chettha V or Chey Chettha VII (1709–1755), born Ang Snguon, was a
Cambodia
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n king in Cambodia's history (r. 1749–1755).
Ang Snguon was the second son of
Thommo Reachea III. In 1749, Satha II was installed as the Cambodian king by the Vietnamese
Nguyễn lords. 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
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in eastern Cambodia. He also allied with the Vietnamese Trịnh lords
The Trịnh lords ( vi, Chúa Trịnh; Chữ Nôm: 主鄭; 1545–1787), formal title Trịnh Viceroy (; ), also known as Trịnh clan (鄭氏, ''Trịnh thị'') or the House of Trịnh, were a noble feudal clan who de facto ruled Northern Viet ...
. In 1753, Nguyễn Phúc Khoát
Nguyễn Phúc Khoát (26 September 1714 – 7 July 1765) was one of the Nguyễn lords who ruled over the southern portion of Vietnam from the 16th–18th centuries. Also known as Chúa Võ (主武) or Võ vương (武王) (roughly ''Martial Princ ...
ordered the Nguyễn army to attack Cambodia. Ang Snguon fled to Hà Tiên
Hà Tiên is a Provincial city in Kiên Giang Province, Mekong Delta in Vietnam. Its area is and the population as of 2019 is 81,576. The city borders Cambodia to the west. Hà Tiên is a tourist site of the region thanks to its beaches and l ...
. With the help of mediation by Mạc Thiên Tứ
Mạc Thiên Tứ ( vi-hantu, 鄚天賜, , km, ម៉ាក់ ធានទឺ, 1700–1780), also known as Mạc Thiên Tích () or Mạc Tông (, km, ម៉ាក់ តុង), was a Vietnamese leader who ruled Hà Tiên from 1736 to 17 ...
, Ang Snguon was allowed to come back to Cambodia. As a condition, Tầm Bôn (尋奔, present day Tân An
Tân An is the capital city of Long An Province in Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. It was upgraded from town status to city status on 26 August 2009. The population of Tân An is 165,214 as of 2009, with an area of 81.79 km2. It comprises ...
of Long An Province) and Lôi Lạt (雷巤, present day Gò Công
Gò Công is a town district (''thị xã'') of Tiền Giang province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. The town of Gò Công is not to be confused with East Gò Công and West Gò Công Districts ( vi, huyện Gò Công Đông and ) whi ...
of Tiền Giang Province
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) were ceded to the Nguyễn lords.['']Việt Nam sử lược
( vi-hantu, 越南史略, french: Précis d'Histoire du Việt-Nam, lit. "Outline History of Vietnam"), was the first history text published in the Vietnamese and the Vietnamese alphabet. It was compiled by Vietnamese historian Trần Trọng Ki ...
'', Quyển 2, Tự chủ thời đại, Chương 6
References
* 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.
* Peter Truhart, ''Regents of Nations'', K.G Saur Munich, 1984-1988 , Art. « Kampuchea », p. 1732.
{{Monarchs of Cambodia
1709 births
1755 deaths
18th-century Cambodian monarchs