Thommo Reachea IV explained
Thommo Reachea IV
Central Khmer: ព្រះបាទសម្តេចធម្មោរាជា ទី៤ |
| Succession: | King of Cambodia |
| Reign: | 1747 |
| Predecessor: | Thommo Reachea III |
| Successor: | Ang Tong |
| House: | Varman Dynasty |
| Father: | Thommo Reachea III |
| Full Name: | Preah Bat Samdech Thommoreachea IV |
| Birth Name: | Ang Em |
| Birth Date: | 1706 |
| Death Date: | 1747 |
| Religion: | Buddhism |
Thommo Reachea IV (km|ព្រះបាទសម្តេចធម្មោរាជា ទី៤) (1706 - 1747), born Ang Em, was a Cambodian king during Post-Angkor Period (r. 1747).
Thommo Reachea IV was a son of Thommo Reachea III. He ascended the throne after his father's death in 1747. He struggled for power with his brother Ang Hing and brother-in-law Ang Tong. In the same year he was murdered by Ang Hing; then Ang Hing was murdered by Ang Tong.[1]
References
- Achille Dauphin-Meunier, Histoire du Cambodge, Que sais-je ? N° 916, P.U.F 1968.
- Anthony Stokvis, 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, éditions Brill Leyde 1888, réédition 1966, Volume I part1: Asie, chapitre XIV §.9 « Kambodge » Listes et tableau généalogique n°34 p. 337-338.
- Peter Truhart, Regents of Nations, K.G Saur Münich, 1984-1988, Art. « Kampuchea », p. 1732.
- Phoeun Mak. « L'introduction de la Chronique royale du Cambodge du lettré Nong ». Dans : Bulletin de l'École française d'Extrême-Orient. Tome 67, 1980. p. 135-145.
Notes and References
- Việt Nam sử lược, Quyển 2, Tự chủ thời đại, Chương 6
