Cambodian rebellion (1840)

The Cambodian rebellion of 1840 was a Cambodian short-lived anti-Vietnamese insurrection fought particularly heavily around Prey Veng and Ba Phnom.[1]

Cambodian anti-Vietnamese rebellion (1840)
Date1840–1841
Location
Cambodia, Cochinchina
Result Siamese intervention
Cambodia independence from Vietnam
Cambodia came under joint Siamese-Vietnamese suzerainty
Belligerents
Khmer anti-Vietnamese rebels
Support:
Rattanakosin Kingdom (Siam)		 Nguyễn dynasty (Vietnam)
Commanders and leaders
no unified leader
Ang Duong[n 1]
support:
Chaophraya Bodindecha (Sing Sinhaseni)[n 2]		 Trương Minh Giảng
Lê Đại Cương
Lê Văn Đức
Phạm Văn Điển
Nguyễn Tiến Lâm
former Cambodian queen, princes and ministers:
Ang Mey[n 3]
Ang Em[n 4]
Chaofa Talaha (Lung)[n 5]
Strength
Khmer rebels: unknown
Siamese: 20,000 mercenaries		 unknown
Casualties and losses
unknown unknown

In 1840, the Cambodian queen Ang Mey was deposed by Vietnamese; she was arrested and deported to Vietnam along with her relatives and the royal regalia. Spurred by the incident, many Cambodian courtiers and their followers revolted against the Vietnamese rule.[2] The rebels appealed to Siam who supported another claimant to the Cambodian throne, Prince Ang Duong. Rama III responded and sent Ang Duong back from exile in Bangkok with Siamese troops to install him on the throne.[3]

The Vietnamese suffered attack from both Siamese troops and Cambodian rebels. What was worse, in Cochinchina, there were several rebellion broke out. The main strength of Vietnamese marched to Cochinchina to put down those rebellions. Thiệu Trị, the new crowned Vietnamese emperor, decided to seek a peaceful resolution.[4] Trương Minh Giảng, the Governor-General of Trấn Tây (Cambodia), was called back. Giảng was arrested and later committed suicide in prison.[5]

Ang Duong agreed to place Cambodia under joint Siamese-Vietnamese protection in 1846. The Vietnamese released Cambodian royalties and returned the royal regalia. In the same time, Vietnamese troops pulled out of Cambodia. Finally, Vietnamese lost control of this country, Cambodia won independence from Vietnam. Though there were still a few Siamese troops stayed in Cambodia, the Cambodian king had greater autonomy than before.[6]

Notes
Footnote
  1. In Vietnamese records, he was called Nặc Ông Đôn (匿螉𧑒).
  2. In Vietnamese records, he was called Phi nhã Chất tri (丕雅質知).
  3. In Vietnamese records, he was called Ngọc Vân (玉雲).
  4. In Vietnamese records, he was called Nặc Ông Yêm (匿螉俺).
  5. Also known as Oknya Chakrey (Lung). In Vietnamese records, he was called Trà Long (茶龍).
Citations
  1. Harris 2005, pp. 45.
  2. Chandler 2008, pp. 159.
  3. Chandler 2008, pp. 161.
  4. Chandler 2008, pp. 160.
  5. Chandler 2008, pp. 162.
  6. Chandler 2008, pp. 164–165.

References
  • Chandler, David P. (2008). A history of Cambodia (4th ed.). Westview Press. ISBN 0813343631.
  • Harris, Ian (2005). Cambodian Buddhism, History and Practice (PDF). University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0-8248-2765-1.

See also
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