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.

Not to be confused with Ramathibodi I.
Ramathipadi I
Sultan Ibrahim
King of Cambodia
King of Cambodia
Reign1642–1658
PredecessorBatom Reachea (Ang Non I)
SuccessorBarom Reachea V
Born1614
Died1659
SpouseNeak Moneang Kapah Pau (a Malay)
IssuePrincess Dav Kshatriyi
Full name
Ramathipadi I
Sultan Ibrahim
HouseVarman Dynasty
FatherChey Chettha II
MotherNeak Moneang Pussa (from Lan Xang)
ReligionBuddhism, later Islam

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.[1]

However, most Cambodians were Buddhist. Nguyễn Phúc Ngọc Vạn, a consort of his father, wanted to overthrow him, and sought help from Vietnamese Nguyễn lord. In 1658, a Vietnamese army invaded Cambodia, deposed him, and imprisoned him[2] in Quảng Bình. He died in the next year, probably killed by Vietnamese or died of disease.[3]

Chan's three sons took refuge in Siam.

References
  1. Kiernan 2008, p. 157.
  2. Kiernan 2008, p. 158.
  3. Chandler, David P. (2008). A history of Cambodia (4th ed.). Westview Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-0813343631.
Ramathipadi I
Varman Dynasty
Born: 1614 Died: 1659
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Batom Reachea		 King of Cambodia
1642–1658		 Succeeded by
Barom Reachea V
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