Sakdiphonlasep
Prince Sakdiphonlasep (with the title Somdet Phra Bowonratchachao Maha Sakdiphonlasep , Thai สมเด็จ พระ บวร ราช เจ้า มหา ศักดิ พล เสพ ; * October 21, 1785 in Bangkok ; † May 1, 1832 there ) was Uparat ("second king" ) from 1824 until his death ) in Siam .
Life
Sakdiphonlasep was born the son of King Rama I (posthumously Phra Phutthayotfa Chulalok, ruled 1782 to 1809) and his concubine Nuiyai and was initially named Arunotai. Later he was made Krommamuen Sakdiphonlasep and commanded to fight in Burma together with his half-nephew Prince Chetsadabodin (later King Rama III) .
Sakdiphonlasep's half-brother, King Rama II, had not appointed an heir to the throne before his unexpected death in 1824, so the throne council and the nobility had to look for a successor. The natural heir to the throne would have been Prince Mongkut , who later became King Rama IV (r. 1851 to 1868), but the decision was made for Chetsadabodin, who was named Rama III. ascended the throne. Immediately after his coronation he appointed his uncle Sakdiphonlasep as his Uparat on July 21, 1824.
In 1825, Siam was drawn into the British-Burmese War , which led King Anuvong of Vientiane to a revolt . The king then sent Sakdiphonlasep and General Bodindecha to Isan , in the northeast of present-day Thailand, to put down the rebellion. Anuvong had to flee to Annam and its capital Vientiane was destroyed.
Sakdiphonlasep had the temple Wat Bowonniwet built, today's seat of the Sangharaja. Prince Mongkut was ordained there to avoid court intrigues and became abbot. In 1829, he ordered the transfer of Buddha Chinnarat from Wat Phra Sri Rattana Mahathat in Phitsanulok to the temple in Bangkok. Since it is still in Phitsanulok today, it was probably a copy of the statue.
Since Sakdiphonlasep died in 1832, Rama III appointed. no successor.
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| SURNAME | Sakdiphonlasep |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Somdet Phra Bowonratchachao Maha Sakdiphonlasep (full name); สมเด็จ พระ บวร ราช เจ้า มหา ศักดิ พล เสพ (th); Arunotai |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Siamese Uparat (1824-1832) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 21, 1785 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bangkok |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 1, 1832 |
| Place of death | Bangkok |