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The Khmer nobility is a social class comprising titled officials in the service of the monarchy. They form part of a hierarchical social system which developed from the time of the Angkorian Empire. While all titles were abolished by Pol Pot under the Democratic Kampuchea, they were restored and have multiplied since the restoration of monarchy in 1990 by late King Father Norodom Sihanouk.
Khmer noble titles comprise a rank and a title, which denote the holder's post or office. Unlike in European aristocracies, Khmer noble titles are not inherited, but individually granted based on personal merit. Nevertheless, familial influence is substantial and dynasties can be identified such as the Thiounn family which served the Royal Palace for decades.
The Khmernobility is a social class comprising titled officials in the service of the monarchy. They form part of a hierarchical social system which developed...
Oknha (Khmer: ឧកញ៉ា, Ŏknha [ʔok.ɲaː]) is a Khmer honorific. It has different meanings depending on the period it was used. The word means "nobleman" or...
Samdech (Khmer: សម្តេច, UNGEGN: Sâmdéch, ALA-LC: Samṭec [sɑmɗac]) is a Cambodian honorific bestowed by the King of Cambodia to individuals deemed to have...
changes and failings of the Khmer infrastructure. From the 16th to the 19th centuries, infighting among the Khmernobility led to periodic intervention...
article contains Khmer text. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Khmer script. Khmer traditional...
The Thai nobility was a social class comprising titled officials (khunnang, Thai: ขุนนาง) in the service of the monarchy. They formed part of a hierarchical...
its long presence in Cambodia, it was never considered part of the Khmernobility. The Abhayavongsa family governed Phra Tabong Province, Thailand (modern...
Thiounn (Khmer: ឧកញ៉ា វ៉ាង ជួន, romanized: Oknha Veang Thiounn, April 8, 1864–September 1946) was a Cambodian state official of the Khmernobility during...
Cambodian society into three broad categories: royalty and nobility, clergy, and laity. The Khmer language had—and to a lesser extent still has—partially...
regicide was well planned. Sitttha first secured the loyalty of the Khmernobility, as well as the leaders of the local Japanse, Malay and Portuguese communities...
Thai clothing was influenced by the Khmer style, notably adopting elements such as shorter dresses. This Khmer influence persisted through the Ayutthaya...
'rabam' derive from the Old Khmer words រាំ 'raṃ' and របាំ 'rapaṃ', respectively. There is an extended influence of ancient Khmer forms on Thai Classical...
was originally a trade center in Lavo—itself under the suzerainty of the Khmer Empire—when Central Thai people led by Pho Khun Bang Klang Hao, a local...
which means Commander of the Army, etc. In Cambodia, the term sena padei (Khmer: សេនាបតី) means "military commander". It is used in the title of the current...
then survives for over a thousand years to the work of the Poets of the Nobility in the 16th century. The core tradition was praise poetry; and the poet...
Aside from the Thai, ethnic minorities such as the Lao, Lawa, Hmong, Akha, Khmer, Lisu, Karen and Lahu peoples have retained traditional musical forms. Though...
Thailand and Laos) and relating to the Khmer civilization. The study of Khmer inscriptions is known as Khmer epigraphy. Khmer inscriptions are the only local...
some part of Sumatran culture. Unlike Sanskrit-derived names in Thai and Khmer, the pronunciation of such names in either Javanese or Indonesian is almost...
The Royal Order of Cambodia (Khmer: គ្រឿងឥស្សរិយយសព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា; French: Ordre royal du Cambodge) was a colonial order of chivalry of French Cambodia...
united. It was divided into three estates, which corresponded with the nobility, the church and the cities, and included representation from Castile, León...
Japanese settlement in Ayutthaya, but many Japanese managed to flee to the Khmer Kingdom. A few years later in 1633, returnees (300–400 Japanese) from Indochina...
Champa (Cham: ꨌꩌꨛꨩ; Khmer: ចាម្ប៉ា; Vietnamese: Chiêm Thành 占城 or Chăm Pa 占婆) was a collection of independent Cham polities that extended across the coast...
dukes, 90 counts, 30 knights, and 250 barons. This new nobility also included the old nobility of the First Empire and the Northern Kingdom. The first...
Lanka Preah Karuna Preah Bat Sâmdech Preah Bâromneath – King of Cambodia Khmer, the title literally means "The feet of the Greatest Lord who is on the...
Assamese, Punjabi, Hindi, Bengali, Nepali, Malayalam, Kannada, Sanskrit, Pali, Khmer, and also among Philippine languages. It is usually transliterated as Sri...
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