King Sisowath

ព្រះបាទស៊ីសុវត្ថិ (Known as "Preah Bat Sisowath")

King of Cambodia (1904–1927), Cultural Patron, Sovereign Who Recovered Siem Reap and Battambang

Born 1840-09-07

Mongkol Borey, Cambodia

Passed Away 1927-08-09 Royal Palace, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Lifespan 86 years old

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"The sacred stones of Angkor have returned home to their rightful sons and daughters."

Archival Overview

Beloved King of Cambodia who recovered the historic Angkor provinces of Siem Reap and Battambang from Siam in 1907 and dazzled Europe with the Royal Cambodian Ballet at the 1906 Colonial Exhibition.

Biographical Record

Sisowath was born on September 7, 1840, in Mongkol Borey, half-brother to King Norodom. Ascending the throne in 1904, Sisowath was a charismatic, modernizing ruler who worked cooperatively with French administrators to build modern roads, bridges, and schools across the protectorate.

His greatest national triumph occurred in 1907, when French diplomatic pressure compelled the Kingdom of Siam to retrocede the northwestern provinces of Battambang, Sisophon, and Siem Reap—returning the ancestral ruins of Angkor to Cambodia. In 1906, his state visit to France with the Royal Cambodian Ballet captivated Paris and sculptor Auguste Rodin. The historic Lycée Sisowath in Phnom Penh honors his name.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial

Royal Stupa at Phnom Oudong
Oudong, Cambodia

                         GPS: 11.8150, 104.7500                    

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