Intharacha

Intharacha ( Thai: สมเด็จ พระอินทร์ ราชา, also Nakarintharathirat - สมเด็จ พระ น ค ริน ท รา ธิ ราช ) * 1359; † 1424 was 1409 (CS 771 ) to 1424 (CS 786), the seventh king of the Siamese kingdom of Ayutthaya. Other chronicles Nakhon call him in ( สมเด็จ พระนคร อินทร์ ) and write his reign to the year 1401 (CS 763 ) to 1418 (CS 780).

Appearance and life

In Nakhon Prince was the son of King Borommaracha I. His older brother Thong Lan was king for a few days before he was murdered by Ramesuan. In Nakhon has already been used in his early years of King Rama Rachathirat in Suphanburi as governor. He was equipped with so many rights that Nakhon In diplomatic relations with China established, which then saw him as heir to the throne.

For unknown reasons, the King Rama Racha fell out with Chaophraya Maha Senabodi, his top ministers so that it fled from the capital to nearby Pathakhucham. Senabodi allied with and Nakhon In their joint forces could the king finally verweisem into exile. In Nakhon had himself crowned as Intharacha I, King, Senabodi was the daughter of a royal concubine to wife. The whereabouts of Ramaracha nothing is handed

The chronicler Jeremias Van Vliet, merchant of the VOC, who lived in Ayutthaya from 1633 years to 1642, describes the king as follows:

" In Nakhon was a wise, prudent and gracious king. He was liberal and took care of his soldiers, his subjects and the welfare of the country. He was a secular prince, he liked the clergy not much. After he had reigned twenty years he ended his life in peace. His reign was a fruitful, no difficult time. "