Nippean Bat

Nippean Bat was ruler of the Khmer Empire from 1340 to 1346 .

Nippean Bat or " Nirvana Pada " was the eldest son of Neay Trasac Paem Chay . According to the Royal Chronicles he succeeds his father and during his reign of 6 years the Khmer Empire following the revolt of the Thais seems to have lost all his dependencies Siamese .

His successor is his younger brother Sithean Reachea

Isues

King Nippean Bat leaves three sons: Lampong Reachea Soriyoteï I st Prince Sukha Dhara Pada father of Sri Surya Varman I first King of Cambodia from 1359 to 1366 according to some versions of the Royal Chronicles.

Sources

• Achille Dauphin-Meunier, Histoire du Cambodge, Que sais-je ? N° 916, P.U.F 1968.
• Anthony Stokvis, Manuel d'histoire, de généalogie et de chronologie de tous les États du globe, depuis les temps les plus reculés jusqu'à nos jours, préf. H. F. Wijnman, Israël, 1966, Chapitre XIV §.9 « Kambodge » p.337 et tableau généalogique n°34 p.338.

• Peter Truhart, Regents of Nations, K.G Saur Münich, 1984-1988 ISBN 359810491X, Art. « Kampuchea », p. 1731.