Po Nraup Explained

Po Nraup
King of Champa King of Panduranga
Birth Date:?
Birth Place:Champa
Death Date:1653
Death Place:Băl Canar, Panduranga, Champa
(in present-day Phan Rí Cửa, Tuy Phong District, Bình Thuận Province, Vietnam)
Full Name:Po Nraup Nik Ibrahim
Succession:King of Champa
Reign:1651–1653
Predecessor:Po Rome
Successor:Po Saktiraydapaghoh

Sultan Nik Ibrahim Bin Nik Mustafa (Jawi: سلطان نئ إبراهيم بن نئ مصطفى), often known as Po Nraup (? - 1653), also spelled Po Nraop, alias Po Brohim, was the king of Panduranga Champa who ruled from 1651 to 1653. In Vietnamese records, he was mentioned as Bà Thấm (婆抋).[1]

Po Nraup was a half-brother of Po Rome.[2] In Malaysian records, he was the eldest son of Po Rome.[3] His mother was a Churu, his father was a Cham. In 1651, he succeeded as the king of Champa. During his reign, Champa attacked Phú Yên, trying to drive Viet people out of this area. In 1653, Nguyễn Phúc Tần sent 3000 soldiers to attack Champa and captured Po Nraup. Po Nraup was forced to cede all territories north of the Phan Rang River to Vietnam.[4]

Po Nraup died shortly after this incident, leaving his country in chaos. Vietnamese briefly appointed two vassal kings to rule Champa. Later, Po Saut revolted against Vietnamese.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://lib.nomfoundation.org/collection/1/volume/180/page/23 大南寔錄前編 • Đại Nam thực lục tiền biên (q.03-06), page 23
  2. Book: The Cham of Vietnam: History, Society and Art. Tran Ky Phuong. Bruce M. Lockhart. NUS Press. 2011. 246. 978-9971-69-459-3.
  3. Web site: Po Rome vị vua Champa dòng dõi Hồi giáo (Islam). www.kauthara.org.
  4. Book: A History of Vietnamese. K. W. Taylor. 978-0-521-87586-8. Cambridge University Press. 2013. 301.