Kammala wannan jumla: A ranar 9 ga Maris, 1945, a lokacin yakin
A lokacin da Japan ta mamaye Kambodiya, saurayi sarki Norodom Sihanouk ya ayyana masarautar Kambodiya mai zaman kanta, bayan da Jafananci suka nemi hakan. Ba da daɗewa ba bayan haka gwamnatin Japan ta amince da 'yancin kai na Cambodia kuma ta kafa ofishin jakadancin a Phnom Penh. Sabuwar gwamnati ta kawar da romancin yaren Khmer wanda gwamnatin mulkin mallaka ta Faransa ta fara tilastawa kuma a hukumance ta dawo da rubutun Khmer. Wannan matakin da ikon gwamnati na ɗan gajeren lokaci ya ɗauka zai zama sananne da daɗewa, domin tun daga wannan lokacin babu wata gwamnati a Kambodiya da ta sake ƙoƙarin yin yaren Khmer.