Chey Chettha III (Khmer: ជ័យជេដ្ឋាទី៣; 1639–1673) or Batom Reachea II was a Cambodian king from 1672 to 1673.[citation needed]
Chey Chettha III was the only son of Batom Reachea. In 1671, he became the son-in-law of his uncle, King Barom Reachea V, by marrying his eldest daughter, Princess Sri Thida Kshatriyi.[citation needed] In December 1672, he murdered his father-in-law and seized the throne, and forced his cousin Bhagavatti Dav Kshatriyi (also the wife of his uncle Prince Ang Tan) to be his wife.[citation needed]
Chey Chettha III was assassinated by the Chams and Malays in the employ of his wife, Gama Kshatriyi, just five months after his coronation, in April (or May) 1673.
References
- Phoeun Mak, Dharma Po. « La deuxième intervention militaire vietnamienne au Cambodge (1673-1679)» dans: Bulletin de l'École française d'Extrême-Orient. Tome 77, 1988. p.229-262.
- Chroniques Royales du Cambodge de 1594 à 1677. École française d'Extrême Orient. Paris 1981 ISBN 2855395372
- Achille Dauphin-Meunier Histoire du Cambodge Presses universitaires de France, Paris 1968 Que sais-je ? n° 916.