Sisowath Monivong

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1875 – 1941

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Who was Sisowath Monivong?

Sisowath Monivong was the king of the French Protectorate of Cambodia from 1927 until his death in 1941. Monivong was the grandson of the poet-king Ang Duong, grandfather of Norodom Sihanouk and the great-grandfather of the current king, Norodom Sihamoni. His full regnal title and style was ព្រះបាទសម្តេចព្រះសិរីមុនីវរ្ម័នក្រុមហ្លួងចៅចក្របាងស្ស ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ មុនីវង្ស នៃព្រះរាជាណចក្រកម្ពុជា which is literally translated from the Khmerized Sanskrit as "His majesty, glorious lord scholar-protector; His highness, lord of land and sea, Sisowath Monivong of the Kingdom of Kampuchea".

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Born
Dec 27, 1875
Phnom Penh
Parents
Children
Religion
  • Theravada
  • Buddhism
Nationality
  • Cambodia
Died
Apr 24, 1941
Phnom Penh

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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