Borommarachathirat I

Borommaracha I ( full title: Somdet Phra Thi Borommaratchathirat Nueng - Thai: สมเด็จ พระบรม ราชาธิราช ที่ 1; Khun Luang Pha well - Ngua - ขุนหลวง พะ งั่ว; * 1307 or 1308, † 1388 or 1389 in Ayutthaya ) was 1370-1388 the third king of the Ayutthaya kingdom.

The Chronicle of Luang Prasoet puts his reign of CS 732-750 (AD 1370/71 bis 1388/89 ) that other versions of the Royal Chronicles of Ayutthaya specify other dates, such as the " Royal Autograph " by CS 732-744.

Life

Pha Ngua was a brother of the royal consort of Ramathibodi I ( U Thong). When he died in 1369, was in accordance with the succession to the throne by his son Ramesuan ( Thai: สมเด็จ พระ รา เม ศ วร ) King of Ayutthaya, but it was already after a short time replaced by his uncle, who in 1370 set himself on the throne. The Dutch chronicler Jeremias Van Vliet describes that the entire royal family was in agreement with the assumption of the throne by Pha Ngua. Ramesuan then went back to Lopburi to work there as Governor.

" [ Borommaracha I was ] a wise, eloquent, religious king, liberal towards the clergy and the poor. Since he was a weapons lover and not averse to war, he cared deeply about his soldiers. Under his rule, the country was blackened by civil war, but he regulated all disputes with little bloodshed. [ ... ] It was a time of great prosperity during his reign, in the country there was no lack. "

1371 led Borommaracha I. by an invasion of the neighboring kingdom of Sukhothai, which finally in 1378 officially became a vassal of Ayutthaya. 1375 conquered the forces under Borommaracha I. Phitsanulok City in the north of present-day Thailand, which was a second capital of the Kingdom of Sukhothai.

King Borommaracha I died in 1388 at the age of 81 years in Ayutthaya. As his successor he appointed his son Thong Lan ( Thai: สมเด็จ พระเจ้า ทอง ลัน, also: Thong Chan), but reigned only seven days, and was then replaced by Ramesuan, who ascended the throne of Ayutthaya for the second time.

Borommaracha I. was the founder of Suphannaphum line in the royal house Ayutthaya, the first with King Mahintharachathirat ( Thai: สมเด็จ พระ ม หิน ท รา ธิ ราช ) two hundred years later became extinct.

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