Kaev Hua I (also spelled Kêo Fâ; 1580–1611), also known as Ponhea Nhom ( km, ពញាញោម), was the
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n king (or regent) ruled from 1600 to 1603.
Nhom was the fourth son of
Satha I
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. He became the king or regent after his uncle
Barom Reachea III
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's death. He succeeded to the throne with the powerful support of the influential queen mother
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.
Nhom put down the rebellion led by Kêv, captured Kêv and had him put to death. Nhom also ended the Spanish protectorate.
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page. 29–30 He moved the capital to Phnom Penh.
With the help of
Siam
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ese, Nhom's uncle
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 '' ...
returned to Cambodia.
Under the pressure of the nobility and Buddhist clergy, Nhom was forced to abdicate in favor of Srei Soriyopear in 1603. Nhom rebelled against his uncle but was killed at
Stoung in 1611.
References
* ''Chroniques Royales du Cambodge de 1594 à 1677''.
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n° 916.
* Bernard Philippe Groslier avec la collaboration de C.R. Boxer ''Angkor et le Cambodge au XVIe d'après les sources portugaises et espagnoles'', p. 26 Tableau III « Succession d'Ang Chan » P.U.F (Paris) 1958;
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1580 births
1611 deaths
17th-century Cambodian monarchs