Ramathipadi I

Ramathipadi I (Khmer: រាមាធិបតីទី១; 1614 – 1659), also known as Ponhea Chan (Khmer: ពញាចន្ទ pronounced [pʰɲiə.cɑn]), Cau Bana Cand or Sultan Ibrahim, was a Cambodian king, reigning from 1642 to 1658. Ramathipadi I was a son of Chey Chettha II. With the help of Muslim merchants from Malaya, he murdered Ang Non I in 1642, and ascended the throne. He converted to Islam and changed his name to Sultan Ibrahim. He started to drive out the Dutch East India Company, in 1643, the Cambodian–Dutch War broke out. Chan's three sons took refuge in Siam.

Ramathipadi I

Ramathipadi I (Khmer: រាមាធិបតីទី១; 1614 – 1659), also known as Ponhea Chan (Khmer: ពញាចន្ទ pronounced [pʰɲiə.cɑn]), Cau Bana Cand or Sultan Ibrahim, was a Cambodian king, reigning from 1642 to 1658. Ramathipadi I was a son of Chey Chettha II. With the help of Muslim merchants from Malaya, he murdered Ang Non I in 1642, and ascended the throne. He converted to Islam and changed his name to Sultan Ibrahim. He started to drive out the Dutch East India Company, in 1643, the Cambodian–Dutch War broke out. Chan's three sons took refuge in Siam.