Phra Tabong province
| Phra Tabong จังหวัดพระตะบอง | |||||||||
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| Province of Thailand | |||||||||
| 1941–1946 | |||||||||
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Phra Tabong is shaded red | |||||||||
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| Capital | Mueang Phra Tabong | ||||||||
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| 1941 | |||||||||
• Thailand returns annexed territories to French Indochina | 17 November 1946 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Cambodia | ||||||||
Phra Tabong Province (Thai: จังหวัดพระตะบอง) was a province of Cambodia administered by the Thai government under Plaek Phibunsongkhram from 1941 to 1946. Its creation followed Thailand's annexation of Battambang during the Franco-Thai War in the context of World War II. The territory had previously been under Thai control from 1794 to 1907, before being ceded to French Indochina. After the end of World War II, the province was dissolved and returned to Cambodia in 1946. Today, the area formerly known as Phra Tabong province is part of Battambang province in modern Cambodia.