Ngua Nam Thum

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Ngua Nam Thum ( Thai : พระยา งั่ว นำ ถุ ม , also: Phraya Ngua Nam Thum ) was king of the kingdom of Sukhothai . He probably ruled from 1345/46 until his death in 1347.

Li Thai originally intended to succeed his father Loe Thai on the throne. But in 1956 a stone inscription was discovered on the site of Wat Mahāthāt in today's Sukhothai Historical Park , which is called "Stone Inscription 45" (also: Inscription XLV ). On it is a list of the rulers of the Sukhothai Kingdom . Between Loe Thai and Li Thai there is another name - Phaya Ngua Nam Thum. Further information about this king cannot be found to this day.

The American historian AB Griswold suspects that Ngua Nam Thum usurped the throne in a coup . While he may have been a member of the royal family, he was not in the direct line of succession. Griswold also suspects that based on the dates on the "stone inscription 2" (Inscription II), the earliest date for an assumption of the throne was 1345. Furthermore, in “Stone Inscription 4” (Inscription IV) , Li Thai led his army to the “Sacred Territory” - that is, to Sukhothai - in 1347, and when everything was ready, he ordered his troops to “penetrate, encircle and seize and pull down all the gates ”. Further "his ax killed all enemies", which probably meant the end of Ngua Nam Thum.

literature

  • AB Griswold: Towards a history of Sukhodaya art . The Fine Arts Department, Bangkok 1967, OCLC 217126721 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Griswold: Towards a history…. 1967, p. 29.

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personal data
SURNAME Ngua Nam Thum
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Phraya Ngua Nam Thum, พระยา งั่ว นำ ถุ ม
BRIEF DESCRIPTION thai king
DATE OF BIRTH 13th century or 14th century
DATE OF DEATH 14th Century
Place of death Sukhothai