Norodom of Cambodia

Norodom, also spelled Narottama, original name Vody   (born 1834, Cambodia—died April 24, 1904, Phnom Penh), king of Cambodia (1860–1904) who, under duress, placed his country under the control of the French in 1863.

Norodom was the eldest son of King Duong. He was educated in Bangkok, capital of the Thai kingdom, where he studied Pāli and Sanskrit Buddhist scriptures and the sacred canons of Theravāda Buddhism. The purpose of his early training was to strengthen ties between Siam (Thailand) and Cambodia.

(ព្រះបាទនរោត្តម គ្រងរាជពីឆ្នាំ ១៨៦០ ដល់ ១៩០៤)