Po Saut

Po Saut (?–1693), also spelled Po Saot or Po Sot, sometimes known as Wan Daim,[1] was the king of Panduranga Champa who ruled from 1660 to 1692. In Vietnamese records, he was mentioned as Bà Tranh (婆爭).[2] He was also the last king of independent Champa.[3]

Po Saut
King of Champa
King of Panduranga
King of Champa
Reign1659–1692
PredecessorPo Jatamah
SuccessorPo Saktiraydapatih
Born?
Champa
Died1693
Đàng Trong, Đại Việt
Names
Po Saut
Wan Daim
FatherPo Rome
MotherPo Bia Thanh Chan (daughter of a Rhade chief)

Po Saut was a son of Po Rome. He was of Churu and Rhade parentage. He was a Muslim; in 1685, he requested a copy of the Quran from Father Ferret, a French missionary serving in Champa.[3]

Champa came into conflict with Vietnam. Po Saut revolted against Vietnamese Nguyễn lord in 1692. Soon Champa was conquered by Vietnamese general Nguyễn Hữu Cảnh, Po Saut was captured and transferred to Phú Xuân (present-day Huế). In there, Nguyễn Phúc Chu gave him a royal pardon. He died in the next year.[4]

References
  1. "Po Rome vị vua Champa dòng dõi Hồi giáo (Islam)". www.kauthara.org.
  2. Tran Ky Phuong; Bruce M. Lockhart (2011). The Cham of Vietnam: History, Society and Art. NUS Press. p. 261. ISBN 978-9971-69-459-3.
  3. Vietnam-Champa Relations and the Malay-Islam Regional Network in the 17th–19th Centuries
  4. 大南寔錄前編 • Đại Nam thực lục tiền biên ( q.07-09), page 7
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