Ramathipadi I

Ramathipadi I
Sultan Ibrahim
سلطان إبراهيم
Sultan of Cambodia
Reign1642–1658
PredecessorBatom Reachea (Ang Non I)
SuccessorBarom Reachea V
Born1614
Died1659
SpouseNeak Moneang Kapah Pau (a Malay)
IssuePrincess Dav Kshatriyi
Names
Ramathipadi I
Sultan Ibrahim
HouseHouse of Trasak Paem
FatherChey Chettha II
MotherNeak Moneang Pussa (from Lan Xang)
ReligionPreviously Buddhism,
converted to Sunni upon accession to the throne

Ramathipadi I (Khmer: រាមាធិបតីទី១; 1614 – 1659), also known as Ponhea Chan (Khmer: ពញាចន្ទ pronounced [pʰɲiə.cɑn]), Cau Bana Cand, Botum Reachea I, Nac Cham,[1] or Sultan Ibrahim (Jawi: سلطان إبراهيم), reigning from 1642 to 1658, was the first and only Cambodian king to convert to Islam. Ramathipadi I was the third son of Chey Chettha II.

  1. ^ Loureiro, Vanessa (June–December 2005). "The Jesuits in Cambodia: a look upon Cambodian religiousness (2nd half of the 16th century to the 1st quarter of the 18th century)" (PDF). Bulletin of Portuguese - Japanese Studies. 10–11. Lisboa, Portugal: Universidade Nova de Lisboa: 193–222.