Batom Reachea (, born Ang Non (); 1616–1642) was
King of Cambodia
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from 1640 to 1642.
Ang Non was the eldest son of the ''uprayorach'' (
ឧភយោរាជ, "Great Joint King")
Outey. Ang Non married Princess Ang Na Kshatriyi, who was the daughter of King
Chey Chettha II and his Vietnamese spouse Neak Ang Chov (
Nguyễn Phúc Ngọc Vạn).
King
Ang Tong Reachea died in 1640. Although
Ponhea Chan should be the next king, Outey forced Chan to give the crown to Ang Non. Chan was dissatisfied. With the help of
Cham and
Malay mercenaries, Chan assassinated Outey on 5 January 1642.
the historical background - Shodhganga
page. 30 In the same time Batom Reachea was away on a hunting trip. Chan captured him and had him executed in Oudong
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References
* ''Chroniques Royales du Cambodge de 1594 à 1677''. École française d'Extrême Orient. Paris 1981
* Achille Dauphin-Meunier ''Histoire du Cambodge'' Presses universitaires de France
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1616 births
1642 deaths
17th-century Cambodian monarchs
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