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n vice king (

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) from 1682 to 1689. Ang Nan was the grandson of vice king Outey. In 1674, with the help of the

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, Preah Keo II drove him out. Ang Nan fled to Thái Khang (present day Khánh Hòa Province of Vietnam), and sought help from Vietnamese

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. The Vietnamese army under Nguyễn Dương Lâm (阮楊林) and Nguyễn Đình Phái (阮廷派) invaded Cambodia, captured Prey Nokor (

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), then attacked Phnom Penh. Preah Keo II retreated into the forest and Ang Nan was crowned the vice king (

) by the Vietnamese. Ang Nan occupied Prey Nokor, while king

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occupied

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. Both of them paid tribute to Nguyễn lord every year.''

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'', Quyển 2, Tự chủ thời đại, Chương 6 However, Ang Nan wanted to overthrow Chey Chettha IV. In 1682, he recruited refugees from

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who had settled in Cambodia with Vietnamese immigrants, resumed fighting against Chey Chettha IV. In response, Kau Kan (Bassac, present day

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) and Preah Trapeang (

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) were ceded to these Chinese adventures. In 1689, with the help of the Nguyễn lord, he made his last attempt to overthrow Chey Chettha IV. He died in Srey Santhor.

References

* Phoeun Mak, Dharma Po. « La deuxième intervention militaire vietnamienne au Cambodge (1673-1679) » dans: ''

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''. Tome 77, 1988. p. 229-262. * Phoen Mak, Dharma Po. « La troisième intervention vietnamienne au Cambodge (1679-1688) » Dans: ''

''. Tome 92, 2005. p. 339-381. * A. Dauphin-Meunier ''Histoire du Cambodge'' P.U.F Paris 1968. {{Monarchs of Cambodia 1654 births 1691 deaths 17th-century Cambodian monarchs Monarchs who abdicated