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Chey Chettha V or Chey Chettha VII (1709–1755), born Ang Snguon, was a
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n king in Cambodia's history (r. 1749–1755). Ang Snguon was the second son of
Thommo Reachea III Thommo Reachea III or Sri Dharmaraja III, Chey Chettha VI (1690–1747), born Ang Tham, was a Cambodian king in Cambodia's history (r. 1702–1705, 1707–1714, 1736–1747). Ang Tham was a son of Chey Chettha IV. He ascended the ...
. In 1749, Satha II was installed as the Cambodian king by the Vietnamese Nguyễn lords. Which led Cambodia to become a vassal state of the latter. Ang Snguon drove the Vietnamese army out, and proclaimed himself the new king. During his reign, he tried to conquer the
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in eastern Cambodia. He also allied with the Vietnamese
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s. In 1753,
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ordered the Nguyễn army to attack Cambodia. Ang Snguon fled to
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. With the help of mediation by
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, Ang Snguon was allowed to come back to Cambodia. As a condition, Tầm Bôn (尋奔, present day
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of Long An Province) and Lôi Lạt (雷巤, present day
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of
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) were ceded to the Nguyễn lords.''
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'', Quyển 2, Tự chủ thời đại, Chương 6


References

* A.Dauphin-Meunier ''Histoire du Cambodge'' 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. *
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, ''Regents of Nations'', K.G Saur Munich, 1984-1988 , Art. "Kampuchea", p. 1732. 1709 births 1755 deaths 18th-century Cambodian monarchs {{Cambodia-royal-stub