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ese king

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died in 1809. King

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refused to attend his royal cremation. Instead, Ang Chan sent three Cambodian princes, including

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, Ang Em and

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, to attend the funeral. Ang Em was appointed Cambodian '' Upraracha'' by

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. The ''Uprayorach'' Ang Snguon ousted Ang Chan in 1811. After Vietnamese intervention, Ang Snguon, Ang Em and Ang Duong fled to Bangkok. After the

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broke out in

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, Chaophraya Bodindecha (Sing Sinhaseni) invaded Cambodia, aiming to put Ang Em on the throne. However, they were not supported by Cambodian. Siamese army had to withdraw from Cambodia in 1834. Ang Em was appointed the governor of

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in 1834 by Siamese. Siamese army occupied northwest provinces (Battambang,

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and Kampong Svai), northwest provinces were rulered ''de jure'' by two Cambodian princes, Ang Em and Ang Duong. The Siamese hoped that the princes would be able to draw loyalty and support from Khmer nobles. Two princes were regarded as the most dangerous men by Vietnamese court; Trương Minh Giảng, the Vietnamese Governor-General of ''Trấn Tây'', tried to persuade them to go back to Cambodia. Actually it was a conspiracy designed by Giảng. In 1837, Duong was suspected of having links with Vietnamese, and deported to

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. Two years later, Em and his followers secretly fled back to Cambodia, Em was under the illusion that he would be installed the new king, however, they were arrested by Vietnamese. Giảng suggested that they should be executed, but Minh Mạng rejected.'' Đại Nam chính biên liệt truyện sơ tập'', vol. 31 Ang Em was deported

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then to

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. Cambodia was annexed by Vietnam in 1840. Spurred by Queen

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's deposition, many Cambodian courtiers and their followers revolted against the Vietnamese rule.

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entered Cambodia to install Ang Duong on the throne. Ang Em was released together with Ang Mey. In the next year, Trương Minh Giảng tried to put him on the throne as Vietnamese puppet king. Em and Mey came to Cambodia, they ordered Khmer rebels to surrender, but no one obeyed. Em died in

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in 1843.

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