Siamese-Cambodian Wars
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Military History, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Invasions, Raids, Conquests, Sieges
- Curriculum: Asian History
- Geographical Location: Southeast Asia, Cambodia, Indochina, Thailand
- Date: 1587-1717
Article abstract: At issue: For Cambodia, recovery of lost territory; for Siam, continued dominance over Cambodia. Result: Cambodia reduced to a Thai tributary.
Background
The Siamese-Cambodian Wars were actually a continuation of an earlier generation of conflict. From the thirteenth to fifteenth centuries, incessant Siamese-Cambodian fighting contributed to the decline of the Khmer Empire, which at its height controlled most of modern-day Thailand, parts of Laos, the northern Malay Peninsula, and southern Vietnam.
Action
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