During the 16th century and before, Sisophon was known as Srey Saophon meaning in Khmer "Beautiful Lady" and it was a small district, belonging to Battambang Province.
After the 17th century the Siamese took over Battambang Province and Siem Reap Province in a successful military campaign.
Battambang Province and Siem Reap province were established as provinces of Siam and renamed as Phra Tabong and Siam Nakhon respectively and Srey Saophon was renamed as Sisophon.
In 1907 the French colonial administration of Cambodia negotiated with the Siamese government to cede Battambang Province and Siem Reap Province to the French Protectorate of Cambodia in exchange of Trat and Dan Sai and the names of these province reverted to their Khmer names. In 1907 Srisophon was changed officially back to Serey Saophoan meaning in Khmer "Beautiful Freedom" implying freedom from the nearly 200 years of Siamese control.[2]
After the Khmer Rouge years, Battambang Province was broken up into two provinces. Those provinces are now a part of present-day Battambang Province and Banteay Meanchey Province. Sisophon was made the capital city of Banteay Meanchey Province.
sisophon, province, sisophon, changwat, province, thailand, 1906, ceded, french, indochina, part, cambodia, known, banteay, meanchey, sisophon, provinceจ, งหว, ดศร, โสภณprovince, siam1894, 1907flaghistorical, eraworld, established1894, taken, over, french, col. Sisophon was a changwat province of Thailand In 1906 it was ceded to French Indochina It is now part of Cambodia and known as Banteay Meanchey 1 Sisophon ProvincecnghwdsriosphnProvince of Siam1894 1907FlagHistorical eraWorld War II Established1894 Taken over by the French colonial administration1907Preceded by Succeeded bySiam French Protectorate of CambodiaToday part ofCambodiaMap of Thailand s territorial losses used to justify claims on its neighboring states Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory editDuring the 16th century and before Sisophon was known as Srey Saophon meaning in Khmer Beautiful Lady and it was a small district belonging to Battambang Province After the 17th century the Siamese took over Battambang Province and Siem Reap Province in a successful military campaign Battambang Province and Siem Reap province were established as provinces of Siam and renamed as Phra Tabong and Siam Nakhon respectively and Srey Saophon was renamed as Sisophon In 1907 the French colonial administration of Cambodia negotiated with the Siamese government to cede Battambang Province and Siem Reap Province to the French Protectorate of Cambodia in exchange of Trat and Dan Sai and the names of these province reverted to their Khmer names In 1907 Srisophon was changed officially back to Serey Saophoan meaning in Khmer Beautiful Freedom implying freedom from the nearly 200 years of Siamese control 2 After the Khmer Rouge years Battambang Province was broken up into two provinces Those provinces are now a part of present day Battambang Province and Banteay Meanchey Province Sisophon was made the capital city of Banteay Meanchey Province See also editSisophonReferences edit Cambodia Thailand Boundary Archived 2013 08 24 at the Wayback Machine Ronald Bruce St John The Land Boundaries of Indochina Cambodia Laos and VietnamExternal links editThe Land Boundaries of Indochina Cambodia Laos and Vietnam 13 45 N 103 00 E 13 750 N 103 000 E 13 750 103 000 nbsp This Cambodian location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Thailand location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sisophon province amp oldid 1147876971, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
