Siamese-Cambodian War 1603
date | Early 1603 to mid 1603 |
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place | Cambodia |
Casus Belli | King Naresuan sought to regain sovereignty over Cambodia and supported Prince Srisuphanma in his efforts for the throne |
output | Prince Srisuphanma was made king and given the name Reachea IV. |
Territorial changes | Cambodia became dependent on Siam again |
consequences | The Spaniards were driven out of Cambodia and Cambodia became a vassal of Siam |
Parties to the conflict | |
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Kingdom of Ayutthaya (Siam) and Prince Srisuphanma of Cambodia |
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Commander | |
Troop strength | |
6,000 |
The 1603 Siamese-Cambodian War was a military conflict between the Kingdom of Ayutthaya and Cambodia .
prehistory
At the end of the Siamese-Cambodian War of 1593–1594 , King Sattha († 1596) fled to Luang Phrabang , who had previously turned to the Spanish colonial rulers in the Philippines in vain . Their troops came too late to be able to intervene in the war. They reached Cambodia in 1597, killed the usurper on the throne and put one of Sattha's sons on the throne as Barom Reachea II. Since most Cambodians did not want any interference by outside forces on their line of succession, an uprising broke out during which Phnom Penh was taken and the Spaniards were killed or driven out. The King Barom Reachea II, appointed by the Spaniards, was also killed. Subsequently, however, the country was ruled by three incompetent and corrupt monarchs, so that the mother of the former king turned to King Naresuan of Ayutthaya for help.
course
King Naresuan of Ayutthaya raised an expeditionary army of 6,000 men and gave command of the armed forces to the Cambodian Prince Srisuphanma. She invaded Cambodia, overpowered the insurgents' resistance and brought the prince to the throne of Cambodia as King Barom Reachea IV.
In return for Siam's help, Naresuan demanded suzerainty over Cambodia, making Barom Reachea IV a vassal of Ayutthaya.
consequences
The brief interlude of Spain in Southeast Asia marks Cambodia's last significant contact with European powers up to the arrival of the French in the mid-19th century.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Phillips and Axelrod (2004), p. 1038
literature
- Charles Phillips and Alan Axelrod: Encyclopedia of Wars . 3 Vols. New York: Facts on File 2004. ISBN 9780816028511 .
- WAR Wood : A History of Siam: from the earliest times to the year Ad 1781, with a supplement dealing with more recent events . New York: AMS 1974.