16 Facts About Ang Mey

Ang Mey was one of the few female rulers in Cambodia's history, and the first one since Queen Tey.

Queen Ang Mey, known by her Vietnamese title Ngoc-Van-cong-chua, was proclaimed monarch on the death of her father by the Vietnamese faction at court with the title of "Chan Lap quan chua" in January 1835, then deposed in August 1840 with the demoted title of "My-Lam-quan-chua".

Ang Mey was reinstated in 1844, and again removed from the throne by the Vietnamese and taken to Hue with her sisters in 1845.

Ang Mey was born in 1815 as the second daughter of Ang Chan II, King of Cambodia during the Oudong period, by his second wife, Neak Moneang Krachap.

In May 1835, Ang Mey was crowned with the title of quan chua or "Commandery Princess," a title of princess which was lower than cong chua, bestowed by the court of Hue.

Queen Ang Mey had two companies of soldiers, 100 men in total, for her personal protection.

Around that time, some of Ang Mey's relatives were imprisoned on the island of Poulo Condore.

Only when the Vietnamese counter-offensive gained momentum and victory seemed assured was Ang Mey returned to Phnom Penh.

Queen Ang Mey was reinstated as a queen and her sisters, Poeu and Sngon, as sub-prefecture rulers, in 1844.

Ang Mey did not succeed the throne after Ang Duong's death.

At Oudong, Ang Mey carried on, although sources described her as "unbalanced" when she took merchandise by her right as queen.

Ang Mey's servants had to intervene to placate the merchants.

Ang Mey later married an unknown man and had two daughters.

Ang Mey was portrayed as a puppet of the Vietnamese emperor and officials in sources like The Cambodia Chronicle.

Ang Mey was crowned sovereign of a kingdom under Vietnamese overlordship.

Ang Mey was portrayed as a character in Thai television drama stories namely Khabadin Portrayed by Sarocha Watittapan.