Tag: Cambodian History

Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak was a Cambodian royal and politician who became one of the key architects of the 1970 ...

Norodom Sihanouk’s film “The Little Prince” (ព្រះប្រជាកុមារ Preah Prachea Komar / Le petit prince du peuple, 1967) is a royalist ...

Kaundinya I (Khmer: កៅណ្ឌិន្យ), a.k.a. Preah Thong (Khmer: ព្រះថោង) is renowned as the legendary Indian Brahmin prince who co-founded the ...

Introduction The story of Soma (សោមា) is one of the most captivating legends in Cambodian history, blending myth and reality ...

Introduction The legend of Preah Ko Preah Keo (ព្រះគោ ព្រះកែវ) occupies a cherished place in the heart of Cambodian oral ...

François Bizot’s memoir, "The Gate," stands apart as a penetrating and deeply personal account of Cambodia’s darkest years during the ...

Ponthiamas, also known as Banteay Meas (បន្ទាសមាស) in Khmer, was an important historical principality and trading port located in present-day ...

French colonial administration in Cambodia fundamentally reshaped the country’s political structure, society, and its relationship with the wider world. This ...

A Record of Cambodia: The Land and Its Peopleby Zhou Daguan, translated by Peter HarrisISBN: 9789749511244Publisher: Silkworm Books / Trasvin ...

The modern armed forces of Cambodia, officially known as the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) (Khmer: កងយោធពលខេមរភូមិន្ទ), are at once ...