Thai Sa
Thai Sa ( Full name: Somdet Phrachao Thai Sa, Thai: สมเด็จ พระเจ้า ท้าย สระ, also: Phuminthararacha, or: . Somdet Phrachao Sanphet IX สมเด็จ พระเจ้า สรร เพ ช ญ์ ที่ 9, * 1679, † January 1733) was from 1709 to 1733 the 32nd king of the Siamese kingdom of Ayutthaya.
Life and work
He was the eldest son of King Phrachao Suea ( พระเจ้า เสือ - " The Tiger King ", also: Suriyentharathibodi ), who had his two sons while employed as Uparat, but never trusted them fully. After the death of Phrachao Suea in 1709 Prince Phet was unanimously crowned at the age of 30 years as king Phuminthararacha, however, he was rather called "Thai Sa ", which literally about "At the end of the lake " means a reference to his residence, which lay in the middle of a lake.
The 24 years of his reign were relatively peaceful, he had to suppress only the Vietnamese influence on the throne of his vassals Cambodia. This led in 1720 to a campaign of Siam to Cambodia, where it was trying to help Thommoreachea King back on the throne. When this failed, King Ang Em was to pay an annual tribute to Ayutthaya to "persuaded ".
In the reign of King Thai Sa a more remarkable growth of foreign trade in China was recorded. This was particularly the export of Siamese rice. This was, first, that the Phrakhlang Ministry (originally the Treasury, and later the Ministry of Commerce ) was dominated by the Siamese Chinese descent. As then in 1727, the Chinese government opened all the southern Chinese ports unconditionally for importing from Siam, the trade experienced a big boom.
The king restored some temples, including Wat Maheyong in the east of the capital and Wat Phra Putthabat the present Saraburi. For Wat Phra Putthabat he made several pilgrimages.
The king had some channels ( Khlong ) straighten, such as Khlong Khok Kham ( คลอง โคก ขาม, about: Port of Indigo Hill ), who joined the mouth of the Tha Chin River to the Chao Phraya River. The work was carried out by 30,000 Corvée - workers and lasted three months. The king then gave him the name " Khlong Sanam Chai ", later it was renamed " Khlong Maha Chai ". The Khlong Samrong, which enabled a connection between the Chao Phraya and Bang Pakong the in Chachoengsao, the king finish to 1721. It seems that in the planning of the work Europeans were called with modern instruments.
In addition to have been completed in 1721 during the reign of Thai Sa Khlong Lat Kret of ( คลอง ลัด เกร็ด ), which shortens a large loop of the Chao Phraya River. This channel forms the Chao Phraya, the island of Ko Kret (now the province of Nonthaburi ). However, it looks as if this channel is already listed on a fairly exact Dutch sea chart of the year 1650.