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Cambodia - Domination by Thailand and by Vietnam (740 words) |
 | In 1620 the Khmer king Chey Chettha II (1618-28) married a daughter of Sai Vuong, one of the Nguyen lords (1558- 1778), who ruled southern Vietnam for most of the period of the restored Le dynasty (1428-1788). |
| Three years later, Chey Chettha allowed the Vietnamese to establish a custom-house at Prey Nokor, near what is now Ho Chi Minh City (until 1975, Saigon). |
| By the end of the seventeenth century, the region was under Vietnamese administrative control, and Cambodia was cut off from access to the sea. |
| CAMBODJA Geschiedenis (0 words) |
| Dit kostte echter zoveel geld dat er weinig geld overbleef voor het leger. |
| Champa maakte hier weer gretig gebruik van en veroverde de hoofdstad Angkor in 1177; koning Suryavarman II werd vermoord. |
| In 1620 was het weer zover: koning Chey Chettha maakte zich los van Thailand en zocht bescherming bij Vietnam. |
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