Ang Nan

Batom Reachea III (Khmer: បទុមរាជាទី៣, born Ang Nan; 1654–1691) was a Cambodian vice king (uparaja) from 1682 to 1689.

Batom Reachea III
បទុមរាជាទី៣
King of Cambodia
King of Cambodia
Reign1674
PredecessorPreah Keo II
SuccessorChey Chettha IV
Vice King of Cambodia
Reign1682–1689
PredecessorOutey
SuccessorAng Em
KingChey Chettha IV
BornAng Nan
1654
Died1691
Srey Santhor, Cambodia
SpouseSri Thida
Names
Preah Bat Samdech Batom Reachea III
HouseVarman Dynasty
FatherAng Im
ReligionBuddhism

Ang Nan was the grandson of vice king Outey. In 1674, with the help of the Ayutthaya Kingdom, Preah Keo II drove him out. Ang Nan fled to Thái Khang (present day Khánh Hòa Province of Vietnam), and sought help from Vietnamese Nguyễn lord. The Vietnamese army under Nguyễn Dương Lâm (阮楊林) and Nguyễn Đình Phái (阮廷派) invaded Cambodia, captured Prey Nokor (Saigon), then attacked Phnom Penh. Preah Keo II retreated into the forest and Ang Nan was crowned the vice king (uparaja) by the Vietnamese. Ang Nan occupied Prey Nokor, while king Chey Chettha IV occupied Longvek. Both of them paid tribute to Nguyễn lord every year.[1]

However, Ang Nan wanted to overthrow Chey Chettha IV. In 1682, he recruited refugees from Ming China who had settled in Cambodia with Vietnamese immigrants, resumed fighting against Chey Chettha IV. In response, Kau Kan (Bassac, present day Sóc Trăng) and Preah Trapeang (Trà Vinh) 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
  1. Việt Nam sử lược, Quyển 2, Tự chủ thời đại, Chương 6
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