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Name: Kingdom of Cambodia (Siam)

Type: Polity

Start: 1594 AD

End: 1841 AD

Nation: cambodia

Parent: siam

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This article is about the specific polity Kingdom of Cambodia (Siam) and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Was the state of Cambodia when it was a vassal of Siam.

Establishment


  • January 1594: Siam captures the Cambodian capital of Longvek.
  • February 1594: Following the Siam capture of the capital at Longvek, Cambodian royals were taken hostage and relocated at the court of Ayutthaya, kept under permanent Siamese influence.
  • Chronology


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    1. Ayutthayan-Cambodian War (1591-1594)


    Was a military conflict fought between the Ayutthaya Kingdom and the Kingdom of Cambodia. The war began in 1591 when Ayutthaya invaded Cambodia in response to continuous raids into their territory.


    2. Siamese-Vietnamese War


    Were a series of armed conflicts between the Siamese Ayutthaya Kingdom and Rattanakosin Kingdom and the various dynasties of Vietnam mainly during the 18th and 19th centuries.

    2.1.Siamese-Vietnamese War (1831-34)

    Was a war between the Nguyen Dynasty of Vietnam and the Rattanakosin Kingdom of Siam caused by the Siamese attempt to conquer Cambodia and southern Vietnam.

    2.1.1.Siamese Invasion

    Was a large-scale Siamese invasion of Vietnam during the Siamese-Vietnamese War (1831-1834) and the Siamese-Vietnamese War (1841-1845).

  • November 1840: The Siamese were able to take Kampong Svay.
  • November 1840: Bodindecha was a Siamese nobleman and military commander who negotiated the peaceful surrender of Pursat in 1840 with the military commander of the territory. This event marked the transfer of control of Pursat to Siam through military occupation.
  • November 1840: Trương Minh Giảng retook Kampong Svay.
  • November 1841: The Vietnamese retreated in front of the invadinf Siamese forces, leaving Cambodia in Siamese hands. Vietnamese Viceroy Trương Minh Giảng evacuated Phnom Penh and committed suicide.

  • 3. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)


  • January 1701: In 1698, Nguyễn Hữu Cảnh, a Vietnamese noble, was sent by the Nguyễn rulers of Huế by sea to establish Vietnamese administrative structures in the area, thus detaching the area from Cambodia, which was not strong enough to intervene.

  • January 1703: In 1702, the English East India Company founded a settlement on Côn Sơn Island.

  • January 1708: Protectorate of Vietnam (1707-1832).

  • January 1833: The Nguyễnn Lords of Hue by diplomacy and by force wrested the southernmost territory from Cambodia, completing the "March to the South".

  • January 1835: Siamese-Vietnamese War (1831-1834): Upon the outbreak of a general uprising in Cambodia (and Laos) the Siamese army withdrew and Vietnam was left in control of Cambodia.

  • Disestablishment


  • November 1841: The Vietnamese retreated in front of the invadinf Siamese forces, leaving Cambodia in Siamese hands. Vietnamese Viceroy Trương Minh Giảng evacuated Phnom Penh and committed suicide.
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