Borommaracha III.

Borommaracha III. ( Thai. สมเด็จ พระบรม ราชา ที่ 3 , full name: Borommarachathirat III. , Thai. สมเด็จ พระบรม ราชาธิราช ที่ 3 ; * 1447 ; † 1491 ) was from 1463 to 1488 as "Second King" ( Uparat ) ruler of Ayutthaya and from 1488 to 1491 under the name Intharacha II (Thai: พระ อินทรา ชา ) the tenth king of the Siamese empire of Ayutthaya .

Life

Borommaracha III. was the son of King Borommatrailokanat , who had his court in Phitsanulok . The king was of the opinion that the capital Ayutthaya could not do without a regent, so he appointed his son Uparat in 1463 , and handed him the throne in Wang Luang in Ayutthaya.

After the death of Borommatrailokanat in 1488 Borommaracha III. as Intharacha II (Thai: พระ อินทรา ชา ) crowned king of the kingdom of Ayutthaya. He held this office until his death in 1491.

The chronicler Jeremias Van Vliet , VOC merchant who lived in Ayutthaya from 1633 to 1642, describes the king as follows:

“This king was in no way as gracious as his father, since he was by nature neither a fighter nor eager to learn. He had little to do with the spiritual life but gave himself up to pleasure. He found great joy in hunting and fighting on the back of an elephant . He often traveled around his empire, much to the annoyance of his mandarin . Because whenever the king left his palace, they had to accompany him with great pomp . Hence the king was secretly hated by the court while the common man worshiped him. The king fortified many cities, restored some ruins, and restored and enlarged his palace in many places. His reign was not a prosperous but a troubled one. "

- van Vliet

literature

• Richard D. Cushman ( David K. Wyatt Ed.): The Royal Chronicles Of Ayutthaya . The Siam Society, Bangkok 2000, ISBN 974-8298-48-5
• David K. Wyatt, Chris Baker , Dhiravat na Pombejra, Alfon van der Kraan: Van Vliet's Siam . Silkworm Books, Chiang Mai 2005, ISBN 974-9575-81-4

Individual evidence

1. ↑ David K.Wyatt: Van Vliet's Siam , p 208