Borom Reach Somphea

Thommo Reachea II (1602–1631), also known as Ponhea To or Cau Bana Tu, was the Cambodian king who reigned from 1628 to 1631.

Biography According to Ly Vou Ong, the last curator of the National Museum of Cambodia before the fall of Phnom Penh, Ponhea To was the eldest son of Chey Chettha II. He succeeded his father as king in 1628. At the same time, he appointed his uncle Outey as regent, assuming the title uprayorach (ឧភយោរាជ), the title usually borne by kings who had abdicated but retained executive powers.

Morality: a narrative for sexual education in Cambodia Before he is shot, Preah Reach Samphea etches a poem on the palm leaf, telling people to not be fooled by their sexual desires like him. He leaves a significant message to his people, indirectly apologising for his own shortcomings as king and as an honorable man.