Liberating the Peninsula
The King maintained good relations with the foreign powers and he managed to get almost anyone to like. Fearing that Ming might betray Khmer, King Barom I decided to establish good relations with the Mongols to ensure a possible ally in case of Ming aggression.
The Muslims in Pattani were all former Buddhists and converting them was easy.
To secure the Southern Peninsula the King decided to annex the Sultanate of Malacca to his kingdom and bring Buddhism to the people.
The only resistance the Khmer armies faced were some rebels, which were quickly defeated and Malacca was annexed.
The Cham people were proven loyal to the Kingdom and the King decided to reward them by accepting their culture as part of the Khmer culture.