King Borommarachathirat I or King Borom Rachathirat I ( th, สมเด็จพระบรมราชาธิราชที่ ๑), also known as Khunluang Pha Ngua ( th, ขุนหลวงพะงั่ว); 1370–1388), was the third king of
Ayutthaya Kingdom.
[Chakrabongse, C., 1960, Lords of Life, London: Alvin Redman Limited]
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.
[p. 431, 'The Collins Encyclopedia of Military History' (4th edition), Dupuy & Dupuy, 1993. ]
After his death in 1388, his son,
Thong Lan
King Thong Lan () was a king of Ayutthaya, an ancient kingdom in Thailand.
A son of Borommarachathirat I and member of the House of Suphannaphum, Thong Lan succeeded his father to the throne of Ayutthaya in 750 LE (1931 BE, 1388/89 CE) at the ...
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.
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Suphannaphum dynasty
Kings of Ayutthaya
1388 deaths
Year of birth unknown
14th-century monarchs in Asia
14th-century Thai people