Ang Mey Royalty

Ang Mey (Khmer: ក្សត្រីអង្គម៉ី) (1815 – December 1874) was the 97th monarch of Cambodia during the Dark ages of Cambodia. Her official title was Her Majesty Samdech Preah Maha Rajini Ang Mey. She was one of few female rulers in Cambodia's history. Installed on the Cambodian throne by the Vietnamese, her reign was dominated by the Siamese-Vietnamese War (1841-1845)Queen Ang Mey, also known as Ba-cong-chua (Her Majesty) or Ksat Trey, was proclaimed monarch on the death of her father by the Vietnamese faction at court with the title of "My-lam-quan-chua'" (Princess My Lam) in January 1835, and deposed in August 1840. She was reinstated in 1844, and again deposed by the Vietnamese and taken to Huế with her sisters in 1845.

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Ang Mey
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1815
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1874
Place of death
Oudong , French Protectorate of Cambodia
Parents
Anak Moneang Krachap
Ang Chan II
TitleQueen of Cambodia

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From1834
To1840
predecessor
Ang Chan II
successor

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