Phra Ruang

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Phra Ruang (also Chao Aluna Khmara or Phra Roang, "son of twilight") is a mythical king of Sawankhalok , a city in northern Thailand . He is said to have ruled during the 5th or 6th century.

The legend of Phra Ruang is somewhat reminiscent of that of King Arthur , insofar as he is said to have sprung from the liaison between a human and a mythical Naga princess. He is said to have traveled to China and married a daughter of the emperor there. On his return trip, along with his wife, he was accompanied by 500 Chinese artists who apparently built kilns for the production of ceramics near the capital . The kilns can still be found in Sawankhalok today. From that time on, the use of cups, bowls and plates was common in the country.

This oral legend is very similar to the myths of Tai peoples in other parts of Asia, so that historians believe it does not refer to Sawankhalok.

The name of the " Thanon Phra Ruang ", an ancient route between Si Satchanalai , Sukhothai and Kamphaeng Phet, refers to Phra Ruang .

literature

  • Dawn F. Rooney : Ancient Sukhothai. Thailand's Cultural Heritage . River Books, Bangkok 2008, ISBN 978-974-9863-42-8 , pp. 19-21.
  • TH Lyle: Notes on the Ancient Pottery Kilns at Sawankalok, Siam. In: The Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. Volume 33 (July-December 1903), pp. 238-245.

Individual evidence

  1. See also: Discussion: Phra Ruang # The legend of the kilns
  2. ^ Betty Gosling: Sukhothai Its History, Culture, And Art . Asia Books (Oxford University Press), Bangkok 1991, ISBN 974-8206-85-8 , p. 3