Preah Ram I
| Preah Ram I | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King of Cambodia | |||||
| Reign | 1594–1596 | ||||
| Predecessor | Chey Chettha I | ||||
| Successor | Preah Ram II | ||||
| Born | 1544 Cambodia | ||||
| Died | 1596 (aged 51–52) Sri Sundhara, Cambodia | ||||
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| Religion | Buddhism | ||||
Preah Ram I (1544–May 1596), also known as Reamea Chung Prey or Onkar Brah Pandul, was the Cambodian king ruled from 1594 to 1596.
History
In 1594, Cambodia was attacked by Ayyuthaya, Chey Chettha I and Satha I. After the Siamese captured Longvek, Preah Ram I Defeat The Siamese Army And fled the capital. Preah Ram I seized the throne during the absence of the king. His court included several Spanish and Portuguese courtiers and clerics, whom he expelled after war with Siam started again. These men found their way to Manila, where the government dispatched 120 Spanish soldiers and a handful of Japanese mercenaries to end Preah Ram I's rule. In May 1596, he was fatally shot at Sri Sundhara by the Portuguese and Spanish troops of Diogo Veloso and Blas Ruiz.
See also
References
- 1 2 Kingdom of Cambodia - 1431-1863
- ↑ Subrahmanyam, Sanjay (1999). "Manila, Melaka, Mylapore... : A Dominican Voyage through the Indies, ca. 1600". Archipel. 57 (2). Association Archipel: 223–242. doi:10.3406/arch.1999.3526.
- ↑ Eng Soth, Lim Yan (1969) Document of the great Khmer man (Khmer royal genealogy), Publisher: Member of the Historical Committee Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sport, OCLC Number: 1112074917
- ↑ Société asiatique (Paris, France) (1871) Journal asiatique, Contributor: Centre national de la recherche scientifique (France), Publisher: Société asiatique., Original from National Library of the Netherlands
- ↑ Rendered in Spanish sources as "Huncar Pravancul"
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