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decided on an invasion of Cambodia. A Siamese army under Somdej Chao Phraya Maha Kasatsuek was dispatched to Cambodia, to crown

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as the new king of Cambodia. However, a coup occurred in the same year. Maha Kasatsuek and Maha Surasi marched back to Siam. Later, Maha Kasatsuek was crowned as the new Siamese monarch and became King

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of Vietnam attacked

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and defeated the Nguyễn lord. The Vietnamese lost their control of Cambodia. Phraya Yommarat (Baen) and Phraya Kalahom (Su) captured Oudong and had Mu executed. Later, Baen killed Su and became the new regent.

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rebels attacked

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,ศานติ ภักดีคำ. เขมรรบไทย. กทม. มติชน. 2554. หน้า 272 and Ang Eng had to flee to Siam. Rama I had him captured and deported to Bangkok, where Rama I adopted him as his son. During the king's absence, Baen was promoted to Chaophraya Aphaiphubet, and was appointed the regent of Cambodia and thereby worked for Siam. Ang Eng was installed as the king by the Siamese and sent back to

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. The Cambodian court split into two factions, as one supported Ang Eng and the other supported Baen. In order to prevent civil war in Cambodia, Rama I ordered Baen to leave Oudong.

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and

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were separated from Cambodia and ceded to Siam and Baen was appointed the governor of these provinces. Ang Eng died in 1796, his son Ang Chan II succeeded the throne.

Issue

Princess Moneang Aut * Ang Chan * Ang Snguon Princess Moneang Ke * Ang Phim Princess Moneang Ros *

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Notes

Sources

* Achille Dauphin-Meunier ''Histoire du Cambodge'' Que sais-je ? N° 916, P.U.F Paris 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, Israël, 1966, Chapitre XIV §.9 "Kambodge" Listes et tableau généalogique n°34 p. 337–338. * Peter Truhart, ''Regents of Nations'', K.G Saur Munich, 1984–1988, , Art. " Kampuchea ", p. 1732. * Khin Sok "Quelques documents khmers relatifs aux relations entre le Cambodge et l'Annam en 1843". Dans :

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. Tome 74, 1985. p. 403–421. {{DEFAULTSORT:Eng, Ang 18th-century Cambodian monarchs Cambodian Buddhist monarchs 1796 deaths 1773 births