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puchea Krom (Lower Cambodia), even though it is well and truly populated by the Viet-
namese today.
In the west, the Thais controlled the provinces of Battambang and Siem Reap from
1794 and held influence over the Cambodian royal family. Indeed, one king was crowned
in Bangkok and placed on the throne at Udong with the help of the Thai army. That Cam-
bodia survived through the 18th century as a distinct entity is due to the preoccupations of
its neighbours: while the Thais were expending their energy and resources fighting the
Burmese, the Vietnamese were wholly absorbed by internal strife. The pattern continued
for more than two centuries, the carcass of Cambodia pulled back and forth between two
powerful tigers.
One of the definitive guides to Angkor is
A Guide to the Angkor Monuments
by Maurice Glaize, first
published in the 1940s and now out of print. Download it free at
www.theangkorguide.com
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