Borommarachathirat I

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Borommarachathirat I
บรมราชาธิราชที่ 1
King of Ayutthaya kingdom
King of Siam
Reign 1370–1388
Predecessor Ramesuan
Successor Thong Lan
Died 1388
Issue Thong Lan
Full name
Somdet Phra Borommaracha I
Dynasty Suphannaphum Dynasty

Somdet Phra Borommaracha I (Thai: สมเด็จพระบรมราชาธิราชที่ 1, RTGS: Boromma Rachathirat I), Khun Luang Pa Ngua (Thai: ขุนหลวงพะงั่ว), or Baromaraja I (1370–1388) was the third king of Ayutthaya Kingdom.[1]:29 His name Khun Luang Pa Ngua literary means the fifth prince.

As the lord of Suphanburi, a powerful rival of Ayutthaya, he forced King Ramesuan from power and took the throne of Ayutthaya. Known as a great warrior, his reign marked the expansion of Ayutthaya to the north. He suppressed a rebellion in Sukhothai Kingdom (1371-78) and subjugated major northern powers such as Phitsanuloke. Invading Chiengmai, his forces were defeated and repulsed at the Battle of Sen Sanuk, near Chiengmai.[2]

After his death in 1388, his son, Thong Lan reigned for only a week. Ramesuan, who had previously retreated to Lavo, returned and toppled him. Ramesuan eventually assumed the throne, as the king for the second time.

References

  1. Chakrabongse, C., 1960, Lords of Life, London: Alvin Redman Limited
  2. p. 431, 'The Collins Encyclopedia of Military History' (4th edition), Dupuy & Dupuy, 1993.
Borommarachathirat I
Born:  ? Died: 1388
Regnal titles
Preceded by King of Ayutthaya
1370–1388
Succeeded by
Thong Lan