| Dhammaraja ธรรมราชา | |
|---|---|
| 27th King of Siam 17th King of Ayodhya | |
| King of Xiān's Ayodhya | |
| Reign | 1301–1310 |
| Predecessor | Suvarnaraja |
| Successor | Baramaraja |
| Born | Si Satchanalai |
| Died | 1310 Ayutthaya |
| Consort | Kalyādavī |
| House | Phetchaburi–Viang Chaiprakarn |
| Dynasty | Guruwamsa[a] |
| Father | Dharmatriloka |
| Mother | Princess of the Chinese emperor |
Dhammaraja (Thai: ธรรมราชา), the mixed Siamese Mon-Chinese and eighth monarch of Xiān at Ayodhya, ascended the throne in 1301 following the death of his father-in-law, Suvarnaraja.[2] He was the elder son of Dharmatriloka, king of Si Satchanalai, and through marriage to Kalyādavī, daughter of Suvarnaraja, he strengthened the dynastic alliance.[3]: 69–70 Contemporary account further describes him as a grandson of the Chinese emperor.[3]: 70
During the brief reign of Dhammaraja, no records document military campaigns or invasions undertaken by Xiān against neighboring polities, and the period is characterized by the absence of expansionist activity in contrast to that of his predecessor. A contemporary record in the Northern Chronicle notes an attempted annexation of Xiān by the Yuan dynasty, which ultimately proved unsuccessful.[3]: 70 His reign was contemporaneous with that of the Angkorian monarch Indravarman III, who deposed his father-in-law, Jayavarman VIII, and ruled Angkor from 1295 to 1308.[4]: 133
Dhammarāja died in 1310[2] and was succeeded by his younger brother, Baramaraja, who entered into marriage with Sunandhadevī (สุนันทาเทวี), another daughter of Suvarnaraja, thereby continuing the dynastic connection.[2][3]: 70–1 Another of his siblings, the youngest, Rajadhiraj II, remained at Si Satchanalai.[3]: 69
Notes
[edit]- ^ According to the Yonok Chronicle of Lan Na, Ayodhya during this period is referred to as Guru Rath (กุรุรัฐ; lit. 'Country of Guru') and is reported to have been ruled by King Guru Wongsa or Guruwamsa (กุรุวงศา; lit. 'Family of Guru').[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Yutthaphong Matwises (4 August 2024). "บ้านเมืองอีสาน-สองฝั่งโขง ใน "อุรังคธาตุ" ตำนานพระธาตุพนม" [Northeastern towns and cities on both sides of the Mekong River in "Urankathathu", the legend of Phra That Phanom]. silpa-mag.com (in Thai). Archived from the original on 27 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ a b c Sujit Wongthes (21 April 2023). "พงศาวดารอโยธยาศรีรามเทพนคร ฉบับ มานิต วัลลิโภดม : อโยธยา เก่าแก่กว่าสุโขทัย ต้นกำเนิดอยุธยา ต้นแบบรัตนโกสินทร์" [The Chronicles of Ayutthaya Sri Ramathep Nakhon, Manit Vallipodom Edition: Ayutthaya is older than Sukhothai, the origin of Ayutthaya, the prototype of Rattanakosin.]. www.silpa-mag.com (in Thai). Archived from the original on 24 December 2023. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Northern Chronicle
- ^ Higham, C., 2001, The Civilization of Angkor, London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, ISBN 9781842125847