King of Cambodia

The King of Cambodia is the head of state

Head of State

A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...

 of the Kingdom of Cambodia

Cambodia

Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...

. The King's power is limited to that of a symbolic figurehead to whom people are to give love and respect. The monarch also represents peace, stability, and prosperity to the Khmer

Khmer people

Khmer people are the predominant ethnic group in Cambodia, accounting for approximately 90% of the 14.8 million people in the country. They speak the Khmer language, which is part of the larger Mon–Khmer language family found throughout Southeast Asia...

 people.

Funan Kingdom (68-627)

Order	King	Personal Name	Reign
01	Queen Soma	Chinese Call: Liu Yi and Traditional Khmer Call: Neang Neak	latter 1st century
02	Kaundinya I	Chinese Call: Hun-tean and Traditional Khmer Call: Preah Tong	68-latter 1st century
03	Unknown		latter 2nd century
04	Unknown	Chinese Call: Hun Panhuang	latter 2nd century
05	Unknown	Chinese Call: P’an-P’an	early 3rd century
06	Srei Meara	Chinese Call: Fan Shih-Man	ca. 205-225
07	Unknown	Chinese Call: Fan Chin-Sheng	ca. 225
08	Unknown	Chinese Call: Fan Chan	ca. 225-ca. 240
09	Unknown	Chinese Call: Fan Siyun	ca. 240-ca. 287
10	Unknown	Unknown	latter 3rd century
11	Unknown	Chinese Call: Tian Chu Chantan	latter 4th century
12	Unknown	Unknown	latter 4th Century
13	Kaundinya II	Chinese Call: Chiao Chen-ju	Unknown-434
14	Srindravarman I	Chinese Call: Che-li-pa-mo or Shih-li-t’o-pa-mo	434-435
15	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
16	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
17	Jayavarman Kaundinya	Chinese Call: She-yeh-pa-mo	484-514
18	Rudravarman	Chinese Call: Liutao Pamao	514-550
Funan-Chenla Chenla Chenla is the Chinese designation for Cambodia after the fall of Funan. That name was still used in the 13th century by the Chinese envoy Zhou Daguan, author of the Manners and Customs of Cambodia...  War: 550-627
19	Sarvabhauma	Unknown	550-?
20	Unknown	Unknown	c. 550-627

Chenla Kingdom

Chenla

Chenla is the Chinese designation for Cambodia after the fall of Funan. That name was still used in the 13th century by the Chinese envoy Zhou Daguan, author of the Manners and Customs of Cambodia...

 (550-802)

Order	King	Personal Name	Reign
21	Bhavavarman I Bhavavarman I Bhavavarman I was a king of the Cambodian kingdom of Kamboja, which would later become the Khmer empire. Though the full dates of his reign are unknown, it is known that he reigned around the year 550....	Bhavavarman	550-600
22	Mohendravarman	Chet Sen	600-616
23	Isanavarman I	Isanavarman	616-635
24	Bhavavarman II	Bhavavarman	639-657
25	Jayavarman I Jayavarman I Jayavarman I is considered by some to be the first king of the Khmer empire, as it evolved out of the Kamboja kingdom . He ruled from approximately 657 to 681. Over the course of his reign, and that of his predecessor Bhavavarman II, the Khmer kings' power was consolidated in the areas previously...	Jayavarman Jayavarman I Jayavarman I is considered by some to be the first king of the Khmer empire, as it evolved out of the Kamboja kingdom . He ruled from approximately 657 to 681. Over the course of his reign, and that of his predecessor Bhavavarman II, the Khmer kings' power was consolidated in the areas previously...	657-681
26	Queen: Jayavedi	Jayavedi	681-713
Two Kingdoms of Chenla: Land Chenla and Water Chenla: 706-802
Javanese Invasion: 774-802

Khmer Empire

Khmer Empire

The Khmer Empire was one of the most powerful empires in Southeast Asia. The empire, which grew out of the former kingdom of Chenla, at times ruled over and/or vassalized parts of modern-day Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Burma, and Malaysia. Its greatest legacy is Angkor, the site of the capital city...

 (802-1431)

Order	King	Personal Name	Reign
27	Jayavarman II Jayavarman II Jayavarman II was a 9th century king of Cambodia, widely recognized as the founder of the Khmer Empire, which ruled much of the Southeast Asian mainland for more than six hundred years. Historians formerly dated his reign as running from 802 AD to 850 AD, but some scholars now have set it back to...	Jayavarman	802-850
28	Jayavarman III Jayavarman III Very little is known about Jayavarman II's son and successor, Jayavarman III the second ruler of Angkor. An inscription from Prasat Sak describes: "When he failed to capture a wild elephant while hunting, a divinity promised that he would secure the animal if he built a sanctuary." There are some...	Jayavarthon	850-877
29	Indravarman I Indravarman I Indravarman I was a ruler of Khmer Empire who reigned from Hariharalaya between 877/78 and 889/890 AD.-Indravarman's ancestors:According to the inscriptions of the Práḥ Kô temple, consecrated on Monday, the 25th January 880 AD Indravarman I was a ruler of Khmer Empire who reigned from Hariharalaya...	Indravarman	877-889
30	Yasovarman I	Yasovarthon	889-900
31	Harshavarman I Harshavarman I Harshavarman I was an Angkorian king who reigned in 910–923 CE.Following his death, Yasovarman I was succeeded by his two sons, the eldar of which was Harshavarman. The reigns of Harshavarman and subsequently his younger brother, Ishanavarman II, marked a period of instability for the Khmer Empire...	Harshavarman	900-925
32	Ishanavarman II Ishanavarman II Ishanavarman II was an Angkorian king who is believed to have ruled from 923 to 928. His empire may have been confined to Angkor and the area around Battambang to the west. The younger son of Yasovarman I succeeded his dead brother. The period of his reign may have been very tumultuous and chaotic...	Isanavarman	925-928
33	Jayavarman IV Jayavarman IV -Early Years:Jayavarman IV was an Angkorian king who ruled from 928 to 941 CE. Many early historians thought that he was a usurper. However, recent evidence shows that he had a legitimate claim to the throne. He was the son of king Indravarman I's daughter, Mahendradevi, and was married to his...	Jayavarman	928-941
34	Harshavarman II Harshavarman II Harshavarman II was an Angkorian king who ruled from 941 to 944. He succeeded his father in 941; however, his reign at Koh Ker was brief. His cousin, Rajendravarman II, wrestled the power away from him and moved the capital back to Yashodharapura. He died in 944 and received the posthumous name of...	Harshavarman	941-944
35	Rajendravarman II Rajendravarman II Rajendravarman II was the king of the Khmer Empire , from 944 to 968.Rajendravarman II was a nephew of former king Yasovarman I...	Rajedravarman	944-968
36	Jayavarman V Jayavarman V -Early years:Jayavarman V succeeded his father, Rajendravarman, when he was only ten years old. During his early years, the court officials dominated the royal politics. He studied under a very knowledgeable teacher Yajnavaraha, a grandson of King Harshavarman I...	Jayavarman	968-1001
37	Udayadityavarman I	Udayadityavarman	1002
38	Jayavirahvarman	Jayavirahvarman	1002-1006
39	Suryavarman I Suryavarman I Suryavarman I was king of the Khmer Empire from 1010 to 1050. After the reign of Udayadityavarman I, which ended around 1000, there was no clear successor. Two kings, Jayaviravarman and Suryavarman I, both claimed the throne. Suryavarman I was a Buddhist who was said in the Chronicles of Chieng...	Suryavarman	1006-1050
40	Udayadityavarman II Udayadityavarman II Udayadityavarman II ruled the Angkor Kingdom from 1050 to 1066 A.D. He was the successor of Suryavarman I but not his son; he descended from Yasovarman I's spouse. He built the Baphuon Temple to honor the god Shiva, but some of the sculptures are dedicated to Buddha...	Udayadityavarman	1050-1066
41	Harshavarman III Harshavarman III Harshavarman III was a king of Khmer who ruled from 1066 to about 1080 AD. He succeeded his elder brother Udayadityavarman II and his capital was the so called Second Yasodharapura, which had its center in Baphuon, built by his brother, and West Baray as its principal bàrày.His reign was upset by...	Harshavarman	1066-1080
42	Noriditdravarman	Noriditdravarman	1080-1113
43	Jayavarman VI Jayavarman VI Jayavarman VI was king of the Khmer Empire from about 1080 to 1107 AD.During the reigns of Udayadityavarman II and Harshavarman III there were some internal rebellions and an unsuccessful war with Champa...	Jayavarman	1080-1107
44	Dharanindravarman I Dharanindravarman I Dharanindravarman I was a king of the Khmer Empire, reigning from 1107 AD to 1113 AD....	Dharanindravarman	1107-1113
45	Suryavarman II Suryavarman II Suryavarman II was king of the Khmer Empire from 1113 AD to 1145-1150 AD and the builder of Angkor Wat, which he dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu...	Suryavarman	1113-1150
46	Dharanindravarman II Dharanindravarman II Dharanindravarman II was king of the Khmer Empire from 1150 to 1160. His son Jayavarman VII would become known as one of the most ambitious builders of Angkor, the empire's capital.-External links:*...	Dharanindravarman	1150-1156
47	Yasovarman II Yasovarman II Yasovarman II was the ruler of the Khmer empire from 1160 to 1166. He succeeded Suryavarman II. His rule ended with his assassination by one of his subordinates.- References :...	Yasovarman	1156-1165
48	Tribhuvanidityavarman	Tribhuvanidityavarman	1165-1177
Cham Champa The kingdom of Champa was an Indianized kingdom that controlled what is now southern and central Vietnam from approximately the 7th century through to 1832.The Cham people are remnants...  Invasion: 1177-1181
49	Jayavarman VII Jayavarman VII Jayavarman VII was a king of the Khmer Empire in present day Siem Reap, Cambodia. He was the son of King Dharanindravarman II and Queen Sri Jayarajacudamani. He married Jayarajadevi and then, after her death, married her sister Indradevi...	Jayavathon	1181-1218
50	Indravarman II	Indravarman	1218-1243
Siam was created in 1238 during reign of Indravarman by Pho Khun Si Intharathit in Sukhothai Sukhothai kingdom The Sukhothai Kingdom ) was an early kingdom in the area around the city Sukhothai, in north central Thailand. The Kingdom existed from 1238 till 1438... , one of Khmer’s provinces.
51	Jayavarman VIII Jayavarman VIII Jayavarman VIII was one of the kings of the Khmer empire. His rule lasted from 1243 till 1295, when he abdicated.It was during the reign of Jayavarman VIII that the Mongol forces under the command of Kublai Khan attacked the Angkor empire in 1283. Jayavarman VIII decided to pay tribute and buy...	Jayavarman	1243-1295
52	Indravarman III Indravarman III Indravarman II was a ruler of the Khmer Empire, son of Jayavarman VII. There is some dispute regarding the actual period of his reign, even because his successor, Jayavarman VIII, probably destroyed historical records about him, but the only inscription which directly mention him reports that he...	Srei Indravarman	1295-1307
53	Srei Jayavarman	Srei Jayavarman	1307-1327
54	Jayavarman IX	Jayavama Borommesvarah	1327-1336
55	Trosok Peam	Ponhea Chey	1336-1340
56	Nippean Bat	Nippean Bat	1340-1346
57	Lompong Racha	Lompong Racha	1346-1351
Siam Invasion: 1352-1357
58	Soryavong	Soryavong	1357-1363
59	Borom Reachea I	Borommarama	1363-1373
60	Thomma Saok	Thomma Saok	1373-1393
Siam Invasion: 1393 (5 months).
61	Barom Reachea II Ponhea Yat Ponhea Yat was the last king of the Khmer Empire.He was the son of Srey Soriyovong and became king in 1393. That year he was forced to flee Angkor Thom when the Siamese captured it, resettling first in Tuol Basan , and after that became flooded, to Chaktomuk .In Phnom Penh, the king ordered the...	Ponhea Yat Ponhea Yat Ponhea Yat was the last king of the Khmer Empire.He was the son of Srey Soriyovong and became king in 1393. That year he was forced to flee Angkor Thom when the Siamese captured it, resettling first in Tuol Basan , and after that became flooded, to Chaktomuk .In Phnom Penh, the king ordered the...	1393-1463

Charktomok

Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh is the capital and largest city of Cambodia. Located on the banks of the Mekong River, Phnom Penh has been the national capital since the French colonized Cambodia, and has grown to become the nation's center of economic and industrial activities, as well as the center of security,...

 Era (1431-1525)

Name	Personal Name	Reign
Ponhea Yat Ponhea Yat Ponhea Yat was the last king of the Khmer Empire.He was the son of Srey Soriyovong and became king in 1393. That year he was forced to flee Angkor Thom when the Siamese captured it, resettling first in Tuol Basan , and after that became flooded, to Chaktomuk .In Phnom Penh, the king ordered the...	Ponhea Yat Ponhea Yat Ponhea Yat was the last king of the Khmer Empire.He was the son of Srey Soriyovong and became king in 1393. That year he was forced to flee Angkor Thom when the Siamese captured it, resettling first in Tuol Basan , and after that became flooded, to Chaktomuk .In Phnom Penh, the king ordered the...	1393-1463
Narayanareachea I	Narayanareachea	1463-1469
Srei Reachea	Srei Reachea	1469-1485
Srei Soryatei	Soryatei	1475-1485
Thommareachea I	Thommareachea	1485-1504
Dharmarajadhiraja	Dharmarajadhiraja	1444-1512
Sri Sukonthor	Sri Sukonthor	1486-1512

Cambodia Civil War: Ponhea Chan and Sdech Kan war: 1516-1525

Lovek

Lovek

Longvek was a city in ancient Cambodia, the capital city of the country after the sacking of Angkor by the Siamese in 1431. Little more than a village today in Kampong Chhnang Province, it lies just north of Oudong....

 Era (1525-1593)

Name	Personal Name	Reign
Ney Khan	Ney Khan	1512-1516
Ang Chan I	Ang Chan	1516-1566
Baromreachea I	Baromreachea	1566-1576
Chey Chettha I	Chey Chettha	1576-1594

Srei Santhor Era (1594-1620)

Name	Personal Name	Reign
Reamea Chungprey	Reamea Chungprey	1594-1596
Baromreachea II	Baromreachea II	1596-1599
Baromreachea III	Baromreachea III	1599-1600
Ponhea Nhom	Ponhea Nhom	1600-1603
Baromreachea IV	Baromreachea IV	1603-1618

Oudong

Oudong

Udong is a town in Cambodia, situated in the north-western part of Kandal Province. The town is located on top of the mountain Phnom Udong, about 40 km northwest of the capital Phnom Penh...

 Era (Dark Age

Dark ages of Cambodia

The Dark Ages of Cambodia, covers the history of Cambodia from the fifteenth to the nineteenth century, a period of continued decline and territorial loss. Cambodia enjoyed a brief period of prosperity during the sixteenth century because its kings, who built their capitals in the region southeast...

 of Cambodia, 1620-1863)

Name	Personal Name	Reign
Chey Chettha II Chey Chettha II Chey Chettha II was a king of Cambodia who reigned from Oudong, about 40 km northwest of modern-day Phnom Penh, from 1618 to 1628. He was the son of King Borommaracha VIII...   Preah Bat Samdech Chey Chettha II	Ponhea Nhom	1619-1627
Udayaraja or Paramaraja VIII Preah Bat Samdech Udayaraja	Outey	1627-1642
Thommoreachea II or Sri Dharmaraja II Preah Bat Samdech Thommoreachea II	Ponhea To	1628-1630
Batom Reachea or Padumaraja I Preah Bat Samdech Padumaraja I	Ang Non	1640-1642
Ramathipadi I  Preah Bat Samdech Ramathipadi I	Ponhea Chan	1642-1658
Barom Reachea V or Paramaraja IX  Preah Bat Samdech Barom Reachea V	Ang Sur	1658-1672
Chey Chettha III or Padumaraja II  Preah Bat Samdech Chey Chettha III	Srei Chey Chettha	1672-1673
Kaev Hua II  Preah Bat Samdech Kaev Hua II	Ang Chea	1673-1674
Padumaraja III  Preah Bat Samdech Padumaraja III	Ang Nan	1674
Chey Chettha IV  Preah Bat Samdech Chey Chettha IV	Ang Sor	1675-1695, 1696-1699, 1700-1702 and 1703-1706
Outey I or Narai Ramathipadi II Preah Bat Samdech Outey I	Ang Yong	1695-1696
Barom Ramadhipati or Kaev Hua III  Preah Bat Samdech Barom Ramadhipati	Ang Em	1699-1700 and 1710-1722
Thommoreachea III or Sri Dhamaraja III  Preah Bat Samdech Thommoreachea III	Ang Tham	1702-1703, 1706-1709 and 1738-1747
Satha II or Paramaraja X  Preah Bat Samdech Satha II	Ang Chey	1722-1729, 1729-1736 and 1749
Thommoreachea IV or Sri Dhamaraja IV  Preah Bat Samdech Thommoreachea IV	Ang Em	1747
Ramathipadi II  Preah Bat Samdech Ramathipadi II	Ang Tong	1747-1748 and 1756-1757
Chey Chettha V  Preah Bat Samdech Chey Chettha V	Ang Snguon	1749-1755
Outey Reachea II or Udayaraja II  Preah Bat Samdech Udayaraja II	Ang Ton	1758-1775
Ream Rachea or Ramaraja  Preah Bat Samdech Ramaraja	Ang Non	1775-1779
Narayanaraja III  Preah Bat Samdech Narayanaraja III	Ang Eng	1779-1796
Interregnum Interregnum An interregnum is a period of discontinuity or "gap" in a government, organization, or social order... : 1796 - 1806
Outey Reachea III or Udayaraja III  Preah Bat Samdech Udayaraja III	Ang Chan II	1806 - 1834
Ang Mey Ang Mey Ang Mey was the 97th Monarch ruler during the Udong era of Cambodia. She is famous for being one of few female rulers in Cambodia's History. Installed on the Cambodian throne by the Vietnamese, she reigned during the domination of Siamese-Vietnamese War Queen Ang Mey Also known as Queen...   Preah Bat Samdech Ang Mey	Ang Mey	1834 - 1840
Hariharak Ramadhipati Ang Duong Ang Duong was king of Cambodia.Ang Duong was younger son of king Ang Eng, who 1779-1797 was ruler of Cambodia at the then capital Oudong, by one of his Thai consorts, Ros, 'queen Vara' , whom he had taken as concubine in 1793 from Bangkok.He is regarded as the Great-King of Cambodia who...   Preah Bat Samdech Hariharak Ramadhipati	Ang Duong	1840 - 1859

French protectorate of Cambodia (1863-1953)

Portrait	Name	Personal Name	Birth	Reign	Death
	Norodom Norodom of Cambodia Norodom I ruled as king of Cambodia from 1860 to 1904. He was the eldest son of King Ang Duong, who ruled on behalf of Siam, and half-brother of Prince Si Votha as well as the half-brother of King Sisowath. Norodom is cognate with Narottam in Sanskrit which means Best of men . Norodom was...   Preah Bat Samdech Norodom	Ang Vattey	1834	1860-1904	1904
	Sisowath Sisowath of Cambodia Sisowath I was king of Cambodia from 1904 to his death in 1927.Sisowath was born in Battambang in Cambodia. He was the son of King Ang Duong and half brother of Prince Si Votha and King Norodom....   Preah Bat Samdech Sisowath	Sisowath	1840	1904-1927	1927
	Sisowath Monivong Sisowath Monivong Sisowath Monivong was the king of Cambodia from 1927 until his death in 1941.Sisowath Monivong was the second son of King Sisowath. He was born in Phnom Penh in 1875. During this time, his uncle, King Norodom was ruling from Odong, the capital at that time, as a puppet king for the French...   Preah Bat Samdech Sisowath Monivong	Sisowath Monivong	1875	1927-1941	1941
	Norodom Sihanouk Norodom Sihanouk Norodom Sihanouk regular script was the King of Cambodia from 1941 to 1955 and again from 1993 until his semi-retirement and voluntary abdication on 7 October 2004 in favor of his son, the current King Norodom Sihamoni...   Preah Bat Samdech Norodom Sihanouk	Norodom Sihanouk	31 October 1922	25 April 1941 – 2 March 1955	(still alive)

Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970)

Portrait	Name	Birth	Reign	Death
	Norodom Suramarit Norodom Suramarit Norodom Suramarit was King of Cambodia from 1955 until his death. He is the father of King Norodom Sihanouk and the grandfather of Cambodia's current king, Norodom Sihamoni...   Preah Reach Bat Pada Samdach Naradhama Suramarta	6 March 1896	3 March 1955 – 3 April 1960	3 April 1960

Kingdom of Cambodia (Restored, 1993-Present)

Cambodia

Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...

Portrait	Name	Birth	Reign	Death
	Norodom Sihanouk Norodom Sihanouk Norodom Sihanouk regular script was the King of Cambodia from 1941 to 1955 and again from 1993 until his semi-retirement and voluntary abdication on 7 October 2004 in favor of his son, the current King Norodom Sihamoni...   Preah Karuna Preah Bat Sâmdech Preah Norodom Sihanouk Preahmâhaviraksat	31 October 1922	24 September 1993 – 7 October 2004	(still alive)
	Norodom Sihamoni Norodom Sihamoni Norodom Sihamoni is the current reigning King of Cambodia. He is the eldest son of Norodom Sihanouk and Norodom Monineath Sihanouk. Previously Cambodia's ambassador to UNESCO, he was named by a nine-member throne council to become the next king after his father Norodom Sihanouk abdicated in 2004...   Preah Karuna Preah Bat Sâmdech Preah Bâromneath Norodom Sihamoni	14 May 1953	14 October 2004 – Present	(currently ruling)

See also

• List of heads of state of Cambodia
• Prime Minister of Cambodia
  Prime Minister of Cambodia
  The Prime Minister of Cambodia , is the head of government of the Kingdom of Cambodia. Prime Minister is appointed by the King under Article 119 of the Constitution and is responsible for leading the government of the Kingdom.-Constitutional powers:The powers of the Prime Minister are established...