Sdach Korn

Srei Chetha Thireach Reameathiptei
Statue of Sdach Korn
King of Cambodia
Reign1512 – 1525
PredecessorSrey Sokunbat
SuccessorAng Chan I
Bornc. 1483
Srey Sorchhor, Cambodia
Died1529 (aged 45–46)
Jerngkor Forest, Tboung Khmum, Cambodia
Burial
ConsortChea Leng
Names
Srey Chetha
HouseSdach Korn
FatherPichey Nekem
MotherBan
ReligionTheravada Buddhism
prev. Hinduism

Sdach Korn (Khmer: ស្ដេចកន), also known as Srei Chettha II (ព្រះស្រីជេដ្ឋាទី២, Srījeṭṭhādī), or Srei Chetha Thireach Reameathiptei (ស្រីជេដ្ឋាធិរាជរាមាធិបតី, Srījeṭṭhādhirājarāmādhipatī), was the King of Cambodia from 1512 to 1525. Korn dethroned the king and attempted to establish a new dynasty. Though little is known about his life as evidence from the 15th and 16th centuries in Cambodia is sparse, Sdach Korn remains a controversial figure in Cambodian history.[1] While he can be considered as a brave soldier who overthrew a cruel king, he can also be seen merely as one of the three usurpers of the throne of Cambodia.

  1. ^ Noren-Nilsson, Astrid (2018-08-06). Cambodia's Second Kingdom: Nation, Imagination, and Democracy. Cornell University Press. p. 39. ISBN 978-1-5017-2594-4.