Ang Mey

Who was Ang Mey?

Ang Mey was the 97th monarch of Cambodia during the Udong era of Cambodia. She was one of few female rulers in Cambodia's history. Installed on the Cambodian throne by the Vietnamese, she reigned during the domination of Siamese-Vietnamese War

Queen Ang Mey, also known as Ba-cong-chua or Ksat Trey, was proclaimed monarch on the death of her father by the Vietnamese faction at court with the title of My-lam-quan-chua in January 1835, and deposed in August 1840. She was reinstated in 1844, and again deposed by the Vietnamese and taken to Huế with her sisters in 1845.