Chronology of
Cambodian History, 1800-1849
YEAR
1802
Gia Long (Nguyen Anh / 1802 - 1820), emperor of Annam (Vietnam).
1806
Ang Chan II (r. 1806 - 1834) comes to the Khmer throne. After King Ang Eng
died in 1796, but Siam which held many important members of the Khmer royal
family in Bangkok, did not approve the elevation of any princes to ascend the
throne immediately.
1809
Rama II (1809 - 1824), Siamese king.
1811
King Ang Chan asks Vietnam for help in protecting his throne - especially
from one of his brothers who had fled the court and seemed bent on rebellion.
1820
Khmer revolt. Resentment with
the Vietnamizing process, harsh rule and forced labor leads to a Khmer revolt
against the Vietnamese occupiers. The rebels, lead by a monk named Kai,
slaughter Vietnamese residents in eastern Cambodia before being subdued by
superior forces sent by the Vietnamese governor in the south.
Minh Mang (1820 - 1840), emperor of Annam.
1824
Rama III (1824 - 1851), Siamese king.
1833
Thai attacks Cambodia and Vietnam. Rama III, believing that the time come
to restore the Khmer kingdom and to punish the insolence of Vietnam - who he
blamed of removing of Khmer court from his control - sent a large army down
the southern shores of the Tonle Sap and occupies Phnom Penh. King Ang Chan had been taken off
beforehand into Vietnam. The Siamese retreated a few months later after
burning down Phnom Penh and driving out its population.
1834
King Ang Chan dies; Princese Ang Mey ascends the Khmer throne. At the time of the King's death, the Khmer
court was still controlled by the Vietnamese who was able to prevent the
succession from passing to any of the dead king's brothers, who were living
in Bangkok, Siam. King Ang Chan had
left no sons of his own. Under
Vietnamese pressure, the Khmer Court chose princess Ang Mey as a successor. [6]
1835
Prince Norodom is born.
1840
Prince Sisowath is born.
Khmer revolt. The uprising broke out in late 1830s, but a larger one
in 1840 broke out soon after the Vietnamese decided to install a Vietnamese
taxation system and to administer Cambodia's provinces directly, instead of
using local officials. Furthermore, the Vietnamese imprisoned the Khmer queen
whom they thought uncooperative. The disappearance of their queen, however
ineffectual she had been, enraged and terrified many Khmer provincial
officials who led their followers into rebellion.
Thieu Tri (1840 - 1847), emperor of Annam/Vietnam.
1841
Prince Si Votha is born. He is son of King Ang Duong; half-brother of Prince
Norodom and Prince Sisowath.
Thai invades Cambodia. For the next five years, Cambodia is a
battlefield, with the advantage seesawing between the Thai and the
Vietnamese, with the casualties largely Khmer.
1847
Prince Ang Duong is crowned king.
Tu Duc (1847 - 1883), emperor of Annam/Vietnam.
1848
Thai and Vietnamese conclude peace. The two enemies made an uneasy
peace between themselves, which left most of Cambodia a Thai protectorate. In
the 1840s Cambodia almost disappeared as the Thai took charge of much of the
country west of the Mekong and the Vietnamese controlled the Cambodian royal
family, the capital region, and the eastern part of the country. [Map
of Asia]
The Siamese General P'raya Bodin, who launched a long campaign against the
Vietnamese in Cambodia which brought Prince Ang Doung to the Khmer throne,
dies. In honoring the General, King
Ang Doung orders his statue to be erected in the Khmer royal court.
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