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Barom Reachea V also called as "Brahma Raja V"(Khmer: បរមរាជាទី៥, born Ang Sô (Khmer: អង្គសូរ); 1628–December 1672) was King of Cambodia from 1658 to 1672.

Ang So was the second son of regent Outey. In 1658, Ponhea Chan (Sultan Ibrahim) overthrew Outey and massacred his family. Ang So and his brother Ang Tan revolted against Chan. At first, they were defeated and took refuge by Neak Ang Chov (Princess Ngoc Van [vi]). The latter convinced them to seek help from Huế.

Reinforced by a Vietnamese army, they took the offensive in October 1658.^{[citation needed]} They defeated and killed their own brother Ang Em, who had sided with Ponhea Chan, in a naval battle. The Vietnamese captured Chan, locked him in an iron cage and deported to Quảng Bình, where he soon died.^[1]

Ang So ascended the throne under the name of Barom Reachea VIII or "Brahma Raja VIII". For Huế's help, Cambodia granted permission to the Vietnamese to settle in Cambodia, to own lands and agreed to pay tribute to Huế.^[2]

In December 1672, he was killed and usurped by his nephew Chey Chettha III.

Multiple names are mispronounced and altered during communication, and the multi-invasive wars from others led to distortion from original culture and traditions. The original Indianised Hindu-Buddhist Kingdoms were attacked by surrounding monarchs under the influence of Invaders like Dutch, Chinese, and other powerful clans who captured and tried to rule at different times.

Cambodia-Annam conflict

After King Ang Sour held a military coup to overthrow King Ang Chan I to seize the throne with the support of the Annam Emperor at that time, in 1658 CE, the king of Annam requested the Cambodia King talk on Cambodian Ministry of Customs to take control of two Cambodia territories that the king of Annam had lent to King Chey Cestha II. Annam requested the right to collect taxes from its own people who were increasingly settling in these two areas, for order to gather resources to resist the invasion from the northern near Tonkin call Yuan Dai Viet, who had been continuously increasing their attacks on the Annam, owing Annam gratitude for helping him seize the throne in the past, King Ang Sour agreed to this proposal. Shortly thereafter, at the end of 1658 CE, Annam unilaterally drew a border line, seizing Cambodian territory at the point of O'Kap province in Ba Ria district (Ba Ria - Vung Tau), claiming that many of its people had lived there for a long time. However, the Cambodian side at that time did not agree, and launched an attack and burned down 2,000 Annamese houses in Ba Ria. Therefore, Cambodia and Annam announced the severance of relations from that time on.^[3]

Restoration of Cambodia-Dutch relations

In 1667 CE, to restore diplomatic relations between Cambodia and the Dutch of Holland, King Borom Reachea VI allowed Dutch merchants to reopen their business establishments in Cambodia. Dutch traders resumed their business activities in Kampong Luong, located in Ponhea Leu district, Kandal province, under the management of "Johannes Besselman". However, Dutch business establishments often clashed with Chinese traders. At that time, a man named Baren established himself as the king of the located and planned to seize the throne from the King Ang Sour. So he ordered an army to suppress him, capture him and execute him. He then appointed his younger brother, Prince Ang Ton, as the Opheak yoreach (ឧភយោរាជ) mean Royal tittle of the next king. In 1672 CE, he prepared wedding his daughter, Ang Thida, and his nephew, Preah Srei Chey Chet, the son of Ang Non. However, a few months later, Preah Srei Cheychet, sent his followers to the royal palace and killed Borom Reachea VI, his father-in-law. Meanwhile, Ang Ton was defeated and fled to Annam with his nephew, Ang Non II, the son of Ang Im. Preah Srei Cheychet ascended the throne with the Royal title call: Preah Botum Reachea II.^[4]

References

• Phoeun Mak, Dharma Po « La première intervention militaire vietnamienne au Cambodge (1658-1659) » dans: Bulletin de l'École française d'Extrême-Orient, tome 73, 1984, p. 285-318.
• Chroniques Royales du Cambodge de 1594 à 1677. École française d'Extrême Orient. Paris 1981 ISBN 2855395372
• Achille Dauphin-Meunier Histoire du Cambodge Presses universitaires de France, Paris 1968 Que sais-je ? n° 916.

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