Kaev Hua II

Preah Keo II
King of Cambodia
Reign1673–1674
PredecessorChey Chettha III
SuccessorBatom Reachea III
BornAng Chee
1652
Died1677
IssueOutey I
Names
Preah Bat Samdech Kaev Hua II
HouseVarman Dynasty
FatherBarom Reachea V
ReligionBuddhism

Preah Keo II (Khmer: ព្រះកែវហ៊្វាទី២, born Ang Chee[1] (Khmer: អង្គជី); 1652–1677) also known as Kaev Hua II or Keo Fa II was a Cambodian king from 1673 to 1674.[2] He was the son of Barom Reachea V.

During his reign Preah Keo II came into conflict with Prince Ang Nan. With the help of the Ayutthaya Kingdom, he drove out Ang Nan to Vietnam. Ang Nan sought help from the Vietnamese Nguyễn lord and the Vietnamese army under Nguyễn Dương Lâm and Nguyễn Đình Phái invaded Cambodia, captured Prey Nokor (Saigon), then attacked Phnom Penh. Preah Keo II was defeated, and retreated into forest. There, he continued fighting against the Vietnamese until he was killed in 1677.[3]

  1. ^ In Vietnamese records, he was called Nặc Ông Đài (匿螉苔).
  2. ^ Phoeun Mak, Dharma Po, « La deuxième intervention militaire vietnamienne au Cambodge (1673-1679) » dans : Bulletin de l'École française d'Extrême-Orient, tome 77, 1988, p. 229-262.
  3. ^ Phoeun Mak, Dharma Po. « La deuxième intervention militaire vietnamienne au Cambodge (1673-1679)» dans: Bulletin de l’École française d'Extrême-Orient. Tome 77, 1988. p. 256.