Ramesuan (king of Ayutthaya)
| King Ramesuan สมเด็จพระราเมศวร | |
|---|---|
| King of Ayutthaya | |
Ramathibodi I |
Somdet Phra Ramesuan (
Suphanburi. Sources differ over the nature of their conflict; official chronicles state that the older Boromaracha ruled with the willing consent of his nephew, while Jeremias van Vliet
's Short History of Thailand indicated that Boromaracha's ascension came only after a bloody conflict bordering on civil war.
Whatever the case, by 1388 King Ramesuan had gathered sufficient support from his power base in Lavo to return to Ayutthaya and challenge Boromarachi's 17-year-old son
Ramaracha
).
During King Ramesuan's second reign, the king seems to have come to an understanding with the kingdom of
Sukhothai, against whom Boromaracha had warred throughout his reign. Instead, some sources record conflicts with the kingdom of Lan Na (in northern Thailand), and the empire of Angkor. Ayutthaya chronicles indicate that King Ramesuan took Chiang Mai
, then the capital of the kingdom of Lan Na, in 1390 and settled many captives within the kingdom of Ayutthaya.
A similar defeat of Angkor is recorded as having taken place in 1393, in response to raids from the Cambodian kingdom. He placed his son on the throne but he was soon assassinated.[1]: 236–237 Neither of these battles are attested to by chronicles from Lan Na or Angkor.
Ancestry
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References
- ISBN 9780824803681.
- Wyatt, David K., Thailand: A Short History, New Haven (Yale University), 2003. ISBN 0-300-08475-7