The King is Dead. King Sisowath, the native ruler of Cambodia, a French colony in Indochina, who died at Phnom Penh on August 9, will be succeeded by...King Sisowath with Colleagues
Cambodia, August 1927, The new monarch of Cambodia, Prince Monivong, standing by the massive door of the throne room, the day after King Sisowath's...Cambodia, August 1927, The new monarch of Cambodia, Prince Monivong, standing by the massive door of the throne room, the day after King Sisowath's death.
Chapei dong veng' is a Khmer two-stringed, long-necked traditional guitar. The girl in the picture would most likely have played to the court of King...A 1928 photograph of a young musician playing a 'chapei' in the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh.
The little prince would most likely have been a relation of King Preah Bat Sisowath who ruled Cambodia from 1904, when King Norodom died, until his...An unidentified young Khmer prince and attendant in Phnom Penh in 1921.
Preah Bat Sisowath Monivong was the king of Cambodia from 1927 til 1941. The second son of King Sisowath, he was born during the reign of King...The crowning ceremony of HM Sisowath Monivong at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh on 24 July, 1928. He is carried on a sedan while Brahmin attendants line up holding conches.