Batom Reachea ( km, បទុមរាជា, born Ang Non ( km, អង្គនន់); 1616–1642) was

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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

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and his Vietnamese spouse Neak Ang Chov (

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). King

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died in 1640. Although

Ponhea Chan Ramathipadi I ( km, រាមាធិបតីទី១; 1614 – 1659), also known as Ponhea Chan ( km, ពញាចន្ទ ), Cau Bana Cand, Botum Reachea I or Sultan Ibrahim ( Jawi: سلطان إبراهيم), reigning from 1642 to 1658 ...

should be the next king, Outey forced Chan to give the crown to Ang Non. Chan was dissatisfied. With the help of

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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

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References

* ''Chroniques Royales du Cambodge de 1594 à 1677''.

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. Paris 1981 *

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''Histoire du Cambodge''

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, Paris 1968

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n° 916. {{DEFAULTSORT:Batom Reachea 1616 births 1642 deaths 17th-century Cambodian monarchs