Editing Norodom Sihanouk (section)

==Titles and styles==
{{See also|List of honours received by Norodom Sihanouk}}
{{Infobox royal styles
|royal name = King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia
|image = [[File:Royal arms of Cambodia.svg|157px]]
|dipstyle = [[Majesty|His Majesty]]
|offstyle = Your Majesty
}}
Sihanouk was known by many formal and informal titles throughout his lifetime,{{sfnp|Osborne|1994|p=3}} and as aforementioned, the [[Guinness Book of World Records]] identifies Sihanouk as the royal who had served the greatest variety of state and political offices.{{sfnp|Narong|2007|p=342}} When Sihanouk became king in 1941, he was bestowed with the official title of "Preah Bat Samdech Preah Norodom Sihanouk Varman" ({{lang|km|ព្រះបាទសម្តេចព្រះ នរោត្តម សីហនុ វរ្ម័ន}}), which he used for both reigns between 1941 and 1955 and again from 1993 to 2004.{{sfnp|Jeldres|2003|p=54}} He reverted to the title of Prince after he abdicated 1955, and in that year was given by his father and successor the title of "Samdech Preah Upayuvareach" ({{lang|km|សម្តេចព្រះ[[wikt:ឧបយុវរាជ|ឧបយុវរាជ]]}}),{{sfnp|Jeldres|2003|p=61}} which translates in English as "The Prince who has been King".{{sfnp|Osborne|1994|p=92}} Starting from the early 1960s when he became the Head of State,{{sfnp|Chandler|1991|p=121}} Sihanouk was affectionately known to most Cambodians as "Samdech Euv" ({{lang|km|សម្តេចឪ}}),{{sfnp|Jeldres|2005|p=194}} which translates as the "Prince Father" in English.{{sfnp|Narong|2007|p=342}}

In 2004, after his second abdication, Sihanouk became known as the King Father of Cambodia,{{sfnp|Widyono|2008|p=280}} with the official title of "Preah Karuna Preah Bat Sâmdach Preah Norodom Sihanouk Preahmâhaviraksat" ({{langx|km|ព្រះករុណាព្រះបាទសម្តេចព្រះ នរោត្តម សីហនុ ព្រះមហាវីរក្សត្រ}}).{{sfnp|Narong|2007|p=342}} He was also referred to by another honorific, "His Majesty King Norodom Sihanouk The Great Heroic King King-Father of Khmer independence, territorial integrity and national unity" ({{lang|km|ព្រះករុណា ព្រះបាទសម្ដេចព្រះ នរោត្តម សីហនុ ព្រះមហាវីរក្សត្រ ព្រះវររាជបិតាឯករាជ្យ បូរណភាពទឹកដី និងឯកភាពជាតិខ្មែរ}}).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.akp.gov.kh/kh/?p=43382|title=ព្រះករុណាព្រះបាទសម្តេចព្រះ នរោត្តម សីហនុ ព្រះមហាវីរក្សត្រ ព្រះវររាជបិតាឯករាជ្យ បូរណភាពទឹកដី និងឯកភាពជាតិខ្មែរ ព្រះអង្គបានយាងចូលព្រះទីវង្គត|date=15 October 2012|access-date=13 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304191426/http://www.akp.gov.kh/kh/?p=43382|archive-date=4 March 2016|work=Agence Kampuchea Presse|url-status=dead}}</ref>

At the same time, he issued a royal decree requesting to be called "Samdech Ta" ({{lang|km|សម្ដេចតា}}) or "Samdech Ta-tuot" ({{lang|km|សម្ដេចតាទួត}}),<ref>{{cite web|author1=Lor Chandara|author2=Wency Leung|name-list-style=amp|url=https://www.cambodiadaily.com/archives/abdication-wont-diminish-kings-influence-43261/|title=Abdication Won't Diminish King's Influence|date=14 October 2004|access-date=21 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702175210/https://www.cambodiadaily.com/archives/abdication-wont-diminish-kings-influence-43261/|archive-date=2 July 2015|work=The Cambodia Daily|url-status=dead}}</ref> which translates as "Grandfather" and "Great-grandfather", respectively, in English.<ref>{{cite web|author=Cabinet of Prime Minister Hun Sen|url=http://cnv.org.kh/selected-impromptu-comments-during-the-meeting-and-handing-out-of-land-titles-to-people-in-the-communes-of-roen-and-tbeng-lej-of-siemreaps-banteay-srey-district/|title=Selected Impromptu Comments during the Meeting and Handing out of land titles to People in the Communes of Roen and Tbeng Lej of Siemreap's Banteay Srey District|date=12 November 2012|access-date=21 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054618/http://cnv.org.kh/selected-impromptu-comments-during-the-meeting-and-handing-out-of-land-titles-to-people-in-the-communes-of-roen-and-tbeng-lej-of-siemreaps-banteay-srey-district/|archive-date=4 March 2016|work=Cambodia New Vision|url-status=dead}}</ref> When Sihanouk died in October 2012, he was bestowed by his son Sihamoni with the posthumous title of "Preah Karuna Preah Norodom Sihanouk Preah Borom Ratanakkot" ({{lang|km|ព្រះករុណាព្រះនរោត្តម សីហនុ ព្រះបរមរតនកោដ្ឋ}}), which literally translates as "The King who lies in the Diamond Urn" in English.<ref>{{cite web|author=អត្ថបទ អង្គភាពព័ត៌មាន និងប្រតិកម្មរហ័ស (Press and Quick Reaction Unit)|url=http://www.pressocm.gov.kh/site/detailTextshort/3577#.VbC_DmJ9JrA|title=សម្តេចតេជោពន្យល់ពីការប្រើប្រាស់ព្រះបរមបច្ឆាមរណនាមរបស់សម្តេចឪតម្រូវការសព្វាវុធការពារជាតិ និងការកែលម្អលើបញ្ហាការវាស់វែងដីធ្លី|date=13 November 2012|access-date=23 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723175909/http://www.pressocm.gov.kh/site/detailTextshort/3577|archive-date=23 July 2015|work=Office of the Council of Ministers|url-status=dead}}</ref>