Si Votha

Cambodian prince

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Si Votha was a Cambodian prince who attempted a coup d'état in 1861 against his half-brother, King Norodom. This attempt was suppressed with the aid of Thai troops. Si Votha also played a role in the succession of Cambodian kings, as he was forced out of Oudong by Sisowath, who was concerned about Si Votha seizing the throne after their father, King Duong, died in 1860.12

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Norodom
…1861 by Norodom’s half brother Si Votha, was put down with the aid of Thai troops. At this point the French, who had been ceded much of Cochinchina (southern Vietnam), sought to assert Vietnamese claims to Cambodian tribute, seeing the adjacent Cambodian provinces as future colonial possessions. The French forced…
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…1861 by Norodom’s half brother Si Votha, was put down with the aid of Thai troops. At this point the French, who had been ceded much of Cochinchina (southern Vietnam), sought to assert Vietnamese claims to Cambodian tribute, seeing the adjacent Cambodian provinces as future colonial possessions. The French forced…
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Sisowath
…to prevent his younger half-brother Si Votha from seizing the throne. He forced Si Votha out of Oudong, but the Thais recalled him to Bangkok and hastily installed the more compliant Norodom on the throne.
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…to prevent his younger half-brother Si Votha from seizing the throne. He forced Si Votha out of Oudong, but the Thais recalled him to Bangkok and hastily installed the more compliant Norodom on the throne.
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