Ramathipadi I
| Ramathipadi I Sultan Ibrahim | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King of Cambodia | |||||
| King of Cambodia | |||||
| Reign | 1642–1658 | ||||
| Predecessor | Batom Reachea (Ang Non I) | ||||
| Successor | Barom Reachea V | ||||
| Born | 1614 | ||||
| Died | 1659 | ||||
| Spouse | Neak Moneang Kapah Pau (a Malay) | ||||
| Issue | Princess Dav Kshatriyi | ||||
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| House | Varman Dynasty | ||||
| Father | Chey Chettha II | ||||
| Mother | Neak Moneang Pussa (from Lan Xang) | ||||
| Religion | Buddhism, later Islam | ||||
Ramathipadi I (Khmer: រាមាធិបតីទី១; 1614 – 1659), also known as Ponhea Chan (Khmer: ពញាចន្ទ pronounced [pʰɲiə.cɑn]), Cau Bana Cand or Sultan Ibrahim, was a Cambodian king, reigning from 1642 to 1658.
Ramathipadi I was a son of Chey Chettha II. With the help of Muslim merchants from Malaya, he murdered Ang Non I in 1642, and ascended the throne. He converted to Islam and changed his name to Sultan Ibrahim. He started to drive out the Dutch East India Company, in 1643, the Cambodian–Dutch War broke out.[1]
However, most Cambodians were Buddhist. Nguyễn Phúc Ngọc Vạn, a consort of his father, wanted to overthrow him, and sought help from Vietnamese Nguyễn lord. In 1658, a Vietnamese army invaded Cambodia, deposed him, and imprisoned him[2] in Quảng Bình. He died in the next year, probably killed by Vietnamese or died of disease.[3]
Chan's three sons took refuge in Siam.
References
- ^ Kiernan 2008, p. 157.
- ^ Kiernan 2008, p. 158.
- ^ Chandler, David P. (2008). A history of Cambodia (4th ed.). Westview Press. p. 105. ISBN 0813343631.
- Kiernan, Ben (2008). Blood and Soil: A World History of Genocide and Extermination from Sparta to Darfur. Melbourne Univ. Publishing. ISBN 052285477X. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Trần Trọng Kim (2005). Việt Nam sử lược (in Vietnamese). Ho Chi Minh City: Ho Chi Minh City General Publishing House.