Barom Reachea V Explained

Barom Reachea V
King of Cambodia
Succession:King of Cambodia
Reign:1658–1672
Full Name:Brhat Karuna Visesa Brhat Pada Samdach Sdach Brhat Rajankariya Parama Rajadhiraja Ramadipati Sri Suriya Varman Paramabansa Chakrapati Sandhit Jaya Isvara Kambul Kambuja Maha Indrapati Gururatta Rajadhani Mandisila Mahasthana Parama Bupati Jaya Amachas Jivitha Ludhibana
Predecessor:Ramathipadi I (Sultan Ibrahim)
Successor:Chey Chettha III
Spouse:Neang Mneang Pou
Neak Mneang Tei
Gama Kshatriyi
Issue:Preah Keo II
Chey Chettha IV
Princess Sri Thida
Princess Yi
Princess Sujativathi
Father:Outey
Mother:Anak Nang Mom
Birth Date:1628
Death Date:December 1672

Barom Reachea V (Central Khmer: បរមរាជាទី៥, born Ang Sô (Central Khmer: អង្គសូរ); 1628 - December 1672) was King of Cambodia from 1658 to 1672.

Ang So was the second son of regent Outey. In 1658, Ponhea Chan (Sultan Ibrahim) overthrew Outey and massacred his family. Ang So and his brother Ang Tan revolted against Chan. At first they were defeated and took refuge by Neak Ang Chov . The latter convinced them to seek help from Huế.

Reinforced by a Vietnamese army, they took the offensive in October 1658. They defeated and killed their own brother Ang Em, who had sided with Ponhea Chan, in a naval battle. The Vietnamese captured Chan, locked him in an iron cage and deported to Quảng Bình, where he soon died.[1]

Ang So ascended the throne under the name of Barom Reachea VIII. For Huế's help, Cambodia granted permission to the Vietnamese to settle in Cambodia, to own lands and agreed to pay tribute to Huế.[2]

In December 1672, he was killed and usurped by his nephew Chey Chettha III.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Chandler, David P.. A history of Cambodia. 4th. 2008. Westview Press. 978-0813343631. 105.
  2. https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/16057/6/06_chapter%201.pdf the historical background - Shodhganga