Son Kuy was beheaded by Emperor Thieu Tri of the Nguyen dynasty in 1841, in exchange for preserving the cultural tradition for the Khmer Krom.
10 Facts About Son Kuy
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Nowadays, the figure of Chavay Kuy has become a rallying call and a symbol of the separatist intent of the current Khmer Krom.
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Son Kuy worked as a governor of that province which was still under the Cambodian king.
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Five hundred Khmer pagodas resisted the Vietnamese oppression and Okhnya Son Kuy was their leader.
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Oknha Son Kuy had 5 close associates in arms: Phuchhuoy Kong, Mr Meun Ek, Mr Ta Mong, Mr Tesa Saom and Mr Ta Mono Ros.
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Chavay Son Kuy was defeated and ordered by the Court of Hue to be beheaded by the Vietnamese soldiers in 1841.
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Son Kuy has become a constant reference for the Khmer Krom, as the forerunner of this cultural struggle, as most recently illustrated in the report by the Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation submitted on June 10,2016 to the United Nations Special Rapporteur in the field of Cultural Rights concerning the intentional destruction of cultural heritage.
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In 1821, it is said that Chavay Son Kuy planted a rare chheu teal tree upside down.
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Son Kuy San had served as prime minister under Sihanouk and had led a major faction of the resistance against post-Khmer Rouge Vietnamese occupation of Cambodia.
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The completion of Oknha Son Kuy's stupa became a symbol for the healing of the racial rift between Kampuchea Krom and Vietnam.