Borommaracha I
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Borommaracha I or Khun Luang Pa Ngua (1370- 1388) is the third king of Ayutthaya Kingdom
. His name Khun Luang Pa Ngua literary means the fifth price.
As the lord of Suphanburi
, a powerful rival of Ayutthaya, he forced King Ramesuan
from power and took the throne of Ayutthaya
. Known as great warrior, his reign marked the expansion of Ayutthaya to the north, subjugating major northern powers such as Sukhothai
and Phitsanuloke.
As the king he was famous in warfare. As war was one of the most important duty. He began the successful northward expansion to subjugate old rivals, Sukhothai and Phitsanuloke.
After his death in 1388, his son, Thonglun reigned for only a week. Ramesuan Prince who previously retreated to Lopburi, returned and toppled him. Ramesuan eventually assumed the throne, as the king for the second time.
Ayutthaya kingdom
Ayutthaya was a Siamese kingdom that existed from 1350 to 1767. Ayutthaya was friendly towards foreign traders, including the Chinese, Vietnamese , Indians, Japanese and Persians, and later the Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch and French, permitting them to set up villages outside the walls of the...
. His name Khun Luang Pa Ngua literary means the fifth price.
As the lord of Suphanburi
Suphanburi
Suphan Buri is a town in central Thailand, capital of the Suphan Buri Province. It covers the whole tambon Tha Philiang and parts of the tambon Rua Yai and Tha Rahat, all within the Mueang Suphan Buri district...
, a powerful rival of Ayutthaya, he forced King Ramesuan
Ramesuan
King Ramesuan , son of king Ramathibodi I, reigned as the second and fifth king of the kingdom of Ayutthaya. When King Ramathibodi ascended to the throne of Ayuthaya, he sent King Ramesuan to reign in Lopburi...
from power and took the throne of Ayutthaya
Ayutthaya kingdom
Ayutthaya was a Siamese kingdom that existed from 1350 to 1767. Ayutthaya was friendly towards foreign traders, including the Chinese, Vietnamese , Indians, Japanese and Persians, and later the Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch and French, permitting them to set up villages outside the walls of the...
. Known as great warrior, his reign marked the expansion of Ayutthaya to the north, subjugating major northern powers such as Sukhothai
Sukhothai kingdom
The Sukhothai Kingdom ) was an early kingdom in the area around the city Sukhothai, in north central Thailand. The Kingdom existed from 1238 till 1438...
and Phitsanuloke.
As the king he was famous in warfare. As war was one of the most important duty. He began the successful northward expansion to subjugate old rivals, Sukhothai and Phitsanuloke.
After his death in 1388, his son, Thonglun reigned for only a week. Ramesuan Prince who previously retreated to Lopburi, returned and toppled him. Ramesuan eventually assumed the throne, as the king for the second time.