Ang Chan I
Portuguese missionary Gaspar da Cruz visited Longvek in 1556 during Ang Chan's reign and preached the gospel, but in the next year, he had to leave the country disappointedly because most of Cambodians were devout Buddhists and refused to convert to Roman Catholicism.
During the period of 1559–1564, Ang Chan's I army lead numbers of border raid on the nearby regions of Ayuttaya.
He was the second son of King Dharma Rechea II, who was the half-brother of Princess Srei Sokuntbot, who reigned in Tuol Basan.
Chan Reachea, known as Chao Ponhea Chan Reachea, the governor of Chaktomuk district at the age of 24, was forced to leave Chaktomuk by deportation in 1509 at the request of Srei Sokuntbot, who dreamed of two dragons flying to bite his royal umbrella, which he thinking as a threat to his throne, the other being a king as Sdach Korn.
The daily life of Chan Reachea in the Khmer-Siamese border area, he disguised himself as a kramak in attracting elephants to the Siamese king, named "Ramathibodi II".
The name of Mern Pich, who holds 40,000 troops in "Banteay Mernchey", the arrival of Chan Reachea with the preparation of a military strategy to help "Srei Sokuntbot" late lasted for 2 years, Seeing the late military preparations of Chan Reachea, that is, in 1514 AD, Sdach Korn raised his navy with artillery to attack Stung Sen Fortress, Kampong Thom Province, in the middle of the night and assassinated Srei Sokuntbot.
[3] After Srei Chetha ascended the throne in Tuol Basan for three months, Chan Reachea raised 30,000 troops and besieged King Korn from Tuol Basan in 1516 King Korn and his army fled to the east to set up a new fort between Kampong Cham and Prey Veng province in Tbong Khmum district and established a new capital called "Sralop Dountei Pichey Prey Nokor".
"Chao Ponhea Lumpaing" troops to set up strongholds in Samrong Tong district (now Kampong Speu province) and the second division of 30,000 led by the mighty commander of King Korn "Ponhea Kao" to cast Fortress in Chey Sour village (now Wat Vihear Sour, Kandal province).
After gathering a huge army of 20,000 King Korn troops led by General "Chao Ponhea Lumpaing" left Samrong Tong to launch a pre-attack on Chan Reachea in Kampong Chhnang Province.
10,000 army of King Korn stood guard to protect the area, led by General "Chao Ponhea Lumpaing".
Further, Chan Reachea later announced that all district governors in the Kampuchea Krom area must keep their troops neutral, otherwise he would fight to the death in this war.
On the other hand, Chan Reachea, who received the news of the death of "Ponhea Mern Pich", was shocked and very sad.
[6] After Chan Reachea and Srei Chetha waged a great war on the battlefield of Kampong Siem district, both armies damaged a lot of military equipment, so in 1523 AD, the two kings sent envoys on both sides Purchased cannons from the "Portuguese" in Malacca at the Malay Peninsula, recorded by historians in the 16th century.
[7][8] On the other hand, Chan Reachea ordered 100 artillery pieces and 1,000 pistols to be kept in the fort, while Srei Chetha ordered 150 artillery pieces and guns 2,000 rifles, a boat carrying 150 artillery pieces and 2,000 rifles were intercepted in Peam district (Dai Viet call: Mangcom) means "Peam Khmer" in Kampuchea Krom and the provincial court sent it to Chan Reachea, so Srei Chetha did not have a weapon to supply the army.
[9] In 1524 AD, Chan Reachea raised 135,000 troops divided into four divisions, the first division led by "Ponhea Pheakdey" raised 50,000 troops to intercept The army of "Ponhea Komheng", the father-in-law of King Korn, who was stationed in Siem Poi district (now Siem Pang district, Stung Treng province) with 40,000 could not be brought to help King Korn.
In the year 1525 AD, Chan Reach raised 140,000 troops to attack the "Sralop Pichey" fortress of Srei Chetha, which had the last guard in the fort of only 40,000 In the battle of Tbong Khmum district, Chan Reachea's army besieged Sralop Pichey for 15 days, as this fort was too high and difficult to attack.
In 1549, Siam raised 140,000 troops to invade Cambodia territory for the second time, the Siamese army was divided into two divisions.
He thought carefully about this war if this time the Siamese won and captured this Pursat area And Threaten the Longvek Kingdom.
He led his family in white dressed, saying he would kill himself to mobilize the ghost army for another seven hours and told all the troops to attack.
