Outey II ( km, ឧទ័យទី២; 1740 – 1777) was king of Cambodia from 1758-1775. He reigned under the name of Outeyreachea II, Reameathipadei IV or Neareayreachea II. Outey was the oldest son of Prince Outeyreachea (1707 - 1753) and Princess Peou, a daughter of King

Ang Em Kaev Hua III or Chey Chettha V ( km, បរម រាមាធិបតី) (1674–1731), born Ang Em, was a Cambodian king in the early 18th century (r. 1700–1701, 1710–1722, 1729–1730). Ang Em was a son of vice king A ...

, which made him heir to both rival branches of the Varman dynasty, since Outey's grandfather was King

Ang Tong Reameathiptei III ( km, ព្រះបាទរាមាធិបតីទី៣) (1692–1757), born Ang Tong ( km, អង្គទង ),In Vietnamese records, he was called Nặc Đôn (匿敦). was a Cambodian king (r. 1747–1749, 1756–175 ...

, who had ruled Cambodia. When Outey was born in 1740, one year after the

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ese were expelled by the Siamese army, Chey Chettha's son King Thommo Reachea was ruling Cambodia for the third time in his life, until he died in 1747. Thommo Reachea son and heir was murdered by a brother, the ministers chose a third brother as King,

in 1748, but after being attacked by his relative Satha and a Vietnamese army, he fled to Siam. During his exile, the people in Cambodia drove out the Vietnamese once again, and chose

Chey Chettha V Chey Chettha V or Chey Chettha VII (1709–1755), born Ang Snguon, was a Cambodian 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 b ...

as King, who after ruling Cambodia for six years, died in 1755, when Outey's grandfather Ang Tong once again was elected King. Ang Tong died in Pursat in 1757 and Outey became King in 1758, after his grandfather

's death. Outey chose to rule under the protection of the

ese, refused to help the

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ese king

Taksin King Taksin the Great ( th, สมเด็จพระเจ้าตากสินมหาราช, , ) or the King of Thonburi ( th, สมเด็จพระเจ้ากรุงธนบุรี, ; ; Teochew dialect, Teochew: Dên ...

and provoked the Siamese king by calling him "half-Chinese", resulting in Siam sending an army in 1769, during which second invasion he fled to Vietnam in 1771, but returned later, and was reestablished as puppet king in

Oudong ( km, ឧដុង្គ; also romanized as Udong or Odong) is a former town of the post-Angkorian period (1618–1863) situated in present-day ''Phsar Daek'' Commune, Ponhea Lueu District, Kandal Province, Cambodia. Located at the foothill of th ...

by a Vietnamese army. A year later he had to flee to Vietnam again. He returned once again in 1772, and reigned again, under the supervision of a Vietnamese official. Because King Outey II reduced his support of

ese king

, and after provocations Taksin invaded Cambodia, burned down

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, and after Outey abdicated, his cousin

Ang Non II Ang Non II (1739 – August 1779) was King of Cambodia from 1775 to his death in 1779. He reigned under the name of Reameathiptei III. Ang Non grew up in a Cambodian kingdom that was often under the control of either the Vietnamese or the Siamese ...

was elected king in 1775. Outey received the title ''Maha Upayuvaraja'' () after his abdication.Le Clair. The title meant " Great Joint King" and was usually borne by kings who had abdicated but retained executive powers. In return, Outey's elder brother Ang Tham was crowned as ''

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'' the title of heir apparent. In Vietnamese records, Ang Non, Outey and Ang Tham were called the First King, the Second King and the Third King, respectively. However, this arrangement proved to be unsatisfactory. Both Outey and Ang Tam were assassinated in 1777, probably by Ang Non II.

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* Dauphin-Meunier, Achille, ''Histoire du Cambodge'', P.U.F, Paris, 1968

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N° 916. * * *Stokvis, Anthony, ''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, Leyde: 1888, Réédition 1966, Volume I Part 1: Asie, Chapitre XIV § 9 « Kambodge » Listes et Tableau Généalogique No. 34, . * {{Monarchs of Cambodia 18th-century Cambodian monarchs Cambodian Buddhist monarchs 1796 deaths 1773 births Monarchs who abdicated