Intharacha

This article covers the Thai king Intharacha , who ruled from 1409 to 1424. For the king of the same name, who ruled 1610-1628 , see Songtham .

Intharacha ( Thai : สมเด็จ พระอินทร์ ราชา , also Nakarintharathirat - สมเด็จ พระ น ค ริน ท รา ธิ ราช ; * 1359 ; † 1424 ) was the seventh king of the Siamese empire of Ayutthaya from 1409 ( CS 771) to 1424 ( CS 786) . Other chronicles call him Nakhon In ( สมเด็จ พระนคร อินทร์ ) and write his reign to the years from 1401 ( CS 763) to 1418 ( CS 780).

Lineage and Life

Prince Nakhon In was the son of King Borommaracha I. His older brother Thong Lan was king for a few days before he was murdered by Ramesuan . Nakhon In was installed as governor of Suphanburi by King Rama Rachathirat at a young age . He was endowed with so many rights that Nakhon took up diplomatic relations with China, which then regarded him as heir to the throne.

For unknown reasons, the king Rama Racha fell out with Chaophraya Maha Senabodi, his highest minister, so that he fled the capital to nearby Pathakhucham. Senabodi allied itself with Nakhon In and their combined forces were finally able to exile the king. Nakhon In was crowned king as Intharacha I. Senabodi married the daughter of a royal concubine . Nothing is known about the whereabouts of Ramaracha.

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

“Nakhon In was a wise, prudent, and gracious king. He was liberal and cared for his soldiers, his subjects and the well-being of the country. He was a worldly prince, he didn't particularly like the clergy. After ruling for twenty years, he ended his life in peace. His reign was a fruitful, not a difficult 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. ↑ years according to the "Chronicle of Luang Prasoet" (LP), see Cushman: Royal Chronicles p. 14)
2. ↑ The so-called “Royal Autograph” chronicle, edited by King Mongkut (Rama IV) , later revised by Prince Damrong Rajanubhab and published in 1912.
3. ↑ David K.Wyatt: Van Vliet's Siam , p 205