Ang Duong

Ang Duong (Khmer: ព្រះបាទ អង្គ ឌួង) (1796–19 May 1860) (r. 1841–1844, 1845–1860) was a king of Cambodia.

Ang Duong was younger son of king Ang Eng, who 1779–1797 was ruler of Cambodia at the then capital Udong, by one of his Thai consorts, Ros, 'queen Vara' (died c. 1869), whom he had taken as concubine in 1793 from Bangkok.

He is regarded as the Great-King of Cambodia who protected the country from both invasion and steered it away from poverty. King Ang Duong was the son of King Ang Eng (died 1796) and the father of King Norodom (1834–1904)and King Sisowath (1840–1927). He was the great-great-grandfather of king Sihanouk. He had been living in Bangkok for 27 years since he was 16 until 43.

His official title is Preah Raja Samdach Preah Hariraksha Rama Suriya Maha Isvara Adipati.

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