Chey Chettha III explained

Chey Chettha III
King of Cambodia
Succession:King of Cambodia
Reign:1672–1673
Full Name:Samdach Brhat Dharmasuriya Varman Padma Rajadhiraja Parama Bupati
Predecessor:Barom Reachea V
Successor:Preah Keo II
Spouse:Sri Thida Kshatriyi
Gama Kshatriyi
Preah Neang Devi Kshatryi
Father:Batom Reachea
Mother:Vararajini Kshatriyi
Birth Date:1639
Death Date:1673

Chey Chettha III (Central Khmer: ជ័យជេដ្ឋាទី៣; 1639 - 1673) or Batom Reachea II was a Cambodian king from 1672 to 1673.

Chey Chettha III was the only son of Batom Reachea. In 1671, he became the son-in-law of his uncle, King Barom Reachea V, by marrying his eldest daughter, Princess Sri Thida Kshatriyi. In December 1672, he murdered his father-in-law and seized the throne, and forced his cousin Bhagavatti Dav Kshatriyi (also the wife of his uncle Prince Ang Tan) to be his wife.

Chey Chettha III was assassinated by the Chams and Malays in the employ of his wife, Gama Kshatriyi, just five months after his coronation, in April (or May) 1673.

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