Ang Chan II
King of Cambodia
About Ang Chan II
Lived 1791 – 1834 (aged 42–43). Ang Chan II was a Cambodian king.
Ang Chan II (; 1791 – 1834) was King of Cambodia from 1806 to his death in 1834. He reigned under the name of Outey Reachea III .
Ang Chan II was the eldest son of Ang Eng, who died in 1796 when Ang Chan II was only five years old. Prince Talaha Pok (, ) was appointed the regent of Cambodia. Ang Chan II was not allowed to go to Cambodia until Pok died in 1806.
In 1806, Ang Chan II was crowned king. His two brothers, Ang Em and Ang Snguon. In order to gain power from the two brothers, Ang Chan got closer to the Vietnamese. In the next year, he started to pay tribute to Vietnam. Two Vietnamese officials, Ngô Nhân Tịnh and Trần Công Đàn, came to Longvek and granted him the title Cao Miên quốc vương ("king of Cambodia").
The Siamese demanded Ang Chan appoint Ang Snguon and Ang Em as the uprayorach and ouparach, respectively, but Ang Chan refused. In 1811, with the help of the Siamese, Ang Snguon overthrew him. Ang Chan fled to Saigon. His two brothers were appointed regents by the Siamese. In 1813, a Vietnamese army under Lê Văn Duyệt invaded Cambodia and captured Oudong. Ang Chan returned with the Vietnamese army. Ang Em and Ang Snguon fled to Bangkok. After a rebellion, Cambodia was put under the protection of Vietnam. The Vietnamese built two fortresses, Nam Vang (Phnom Penh) and La Yêm (Lvea Aem), to station their forces. One thousand men under Nguyễn Văn Thoại were sent to Phnom Penh to "protect" him.
He was ordered to collect the Cambodian Royal Chronicles in 1818.
In 1819, Ang Chan sent 5,000 Khmer labourers to reconstruct the Vietnamese Vĩnh Tế Canal. An anti-Vietnamese rebellion broke out the next year, but was put down by the Vietnamese army.
Ang Chan died in 1834, and his second daughter, Ang Mey, was installed as queen.
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Who was Ang Chan II?
king of Cambodia (1791–1834)
When was Ang Chan II born?
Ang Chan II was born in 1791 in Phnom Penh.
When did Ang Chan II die?
Ang Chan II died on 1 December 1834 in Oudong.
What was Ang Chan II's occupation?
Ang Chan II was a king.
What nationality was Ang Chan II?
Ang Chan II was Cambodian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ang Chan II. https://biography.guide/ang-chan-ii/
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