Devikshatri (''fl.'' 1603), was queen consort 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 ...

. She played an important role in politics as queen mother, and orchestrated the accession of two of her grandsons. She was the chief queen of king Paramaraja I and the mother of king

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 ...

. Her son was deposed by

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 ...

in 1594, in the confusion following the Thai sack. Her grandson

Barom Reachea II Barom Reachea II (1579–1599), also known as Ponhea Ton ( km, ពញាតន់), was the Cambodian king ruled from 1597 to 1599. Ton was the second son of Satha I. In 1594, Cambodia was attacked by Siamese, he fled to Vientiane together ...

retook his father's throne in 1596. He was succeeded by his brother

Barom Reachea III Barom Reachea III (1566–1600), also known as Ponhea An ( km, ពញាអន), was the Cambodian king ruled briefly in 1599–1600. He succeeded his nephew Barom Reachea II in 1599. He put down the Cham rebellion, but soon another revolt le ...

. When he died in 1600, queen Devikshatri supported her sixteen-year-old grandson, Nom, a third son of King Sattha, to ascend the throne. She convinced the officials and ministers and arranged for his succession as

Kaev Hua I Kaev Hua I (also spelled Kêo Fâ; 1580–1611), also known as Ponhea Nhom ( km, ពញាញោម), was the Cambodian king (or regent) ruled from 1600 to 1603. Nhom was the fourth son of Satha I. He became the king or regent after his uncle ...

. In 1603, she withdrwe her support to the king. She consulted the oknha, and then successfully asked the Thai king to release her husband’s second son, Suriyobarna, as she considered him more worthy of the throne. Devikshatri: :"called all the ministers together and consulted with them …

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stripped her grandson prince Nom of sovereignty, gathered the royal family and the court, and offered the throne to Suriyobarna." Suriyobarna then succeeded as king

Srei Soriyopear 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 '' ...

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