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Battambang During the Time of the Lord Governor

Battambang During the Time of the Lord Governor (បាត់ដំបង សម័យលោកម្ចាស់) is a history by Tauch Chhuong (តូច ឈួង).[1][2] It concerns Battambang province (ខេត្តបាត់ដំបង) under its governors during Siamese rule.[2]

A closed cloth-bound book and a brass lidded box on a wooden veranda table beside a potted plant with red flowers, looking out over a brown river with one moored wooden boat, stilt houses among palms and a tiered monastery roof on the far bank
Illustration inspired by a riverside town in western Cambodia in the time of the governors of Battambang

Publication

Cedoreck published the second printing (បោះពុម្ពលើកទី 2) in Khmer in 1994.[1] The listed publication place is Phnom Penh.[1] The volume has 233 pages and 25 leaves of plates, with bibliographic references on pages 224 to 228.[1] An English edition, Battambang during the time of the lord governor, came out from Cedoreck in Phnom Penh the same year, in 143 pages with illustrations.[3]

Content

The book names Lord Chhum as the final governor under Siam and places five generations of his family’s rule between 1795 and 1907.[2] It credits him with commissioning an Italian architect based in Bangkok to build a French-style residence in Battambang in 1905.[2]

References 3
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 CiNii Books, National Institute of Informatics, បាត់ដំបង សម័យលោកម្ចាស់ (undated)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Cambodianess, The Battambang Museum: Built for a Governor, Now Showcasing the Region’s History (January 15, 2024)
  3. ↑ Library of Congress, Battambang during the time of the lord governor (catalog record, LCCN 99910783, undated)


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