Preah Ram I | |
Succession: | King of Cambodia |
Reign: | 1594–1596 |
Predecessor: | Chey Chettha I |
Successor: | Preah Ram II |
Full Name: | Samdach Brhat Rama Jung Praya Rajadipati Parama Rajadhiraja Maha Bupati |
Birth Date: | 1544 |
Birth Place: | Cambodia |
Death Date: | 1596 |
Death Place: | Sri Sundhara, Cambodia |
Religion: | Buddhism |
Preah Ram I (1544 - May 1596), also known as Reamea Chung Prey,[1] was the Cambodian king ruled from 1594 to 1596.[1]
In 1594, Cambodia was attacked by Siamese, Chey Chettha I and Satha I fled the capital. Preah Ram I seized the throne during the absence of the king. In May 1596, he was killed at Sri Sundhara by the Portuguese and Spanish troops of Diogo Veloso and Blas Ruiz.