Samsaenthai

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Samsaenthai ( Thai : สามเสน ไท , three hundred thousand Tai ; throne name: Samdat Brhat-Anya Samu Sena Daya Daya Buvana Natha Adipati Sri Sadhana Kanayudha [Phra Chao La Sam Saen Thai Thray Phuvanath Thipat Sisadhana Kanayudha]; before the throne Un Heuan even Oun Hueun ; * 1356 , † 1416 / 17 in Luang Phrabang ) was the second king of the kingdom between 1373 and 1416/17 Lan Xang .

Life

Samsaenthai was the eldest son of Fa Ngum , the founder of Lan Xang, and was born in 1356. After his father's death, he took the throne from Lan Xang and led the empire into a time of peace and prosperity. He distinguished himself less through acts of war than through sensible administration. Among other things, he had a census carried out, during which the war-ready number of 300,000 Thais was determined (according to other sources, the number 300,000 refers to the total population). Samsaenthai also introduced the school system that entrusted the Buddhist temples with the education of children.

Marriage policy

Samsaenthai was married to at least five women at the same time or one after the other:

  1. In 1377 Samsaenthai married his cousin Buvana Dhanipaya (Bua Then Fa)
  2. with Nang Nawiangsari (Noi On Sor), princess from Lan Na
  3. contrary to the applicable laws with his stepmother , Queen Keava Rudhi Fa (Nang Keo Lot Fa), who as the widow of Fa Ngum was also his cousin and daughter of King Ramathibodi I ( Kingdom of Ayutthaya )
  4. with Princess Nang Keava Sridha (Nang Keo Keo Sida), daughter of Chao Sidhakama (Sida Kham), ruler of Chiang Hung (Mueang Lue)
  5. Princess Nang Keava Yudhi Fa (Nang Keo Yot Fa), his cousin and daughter of King Intharacha of Ayutthaya

progeny

Samsaenthai died in 1416 (or 1417) at the age of 60. He had seven sons and five daughters:

  1. Prince (Chao Fa) Luvanajaya [Thao Lue Sai ], Brhat-Anya Mun Ban
  2. Prince (Chao Fa) Lamakamadinga ( Lan Kham Daeng ), later the third king of Lan Xang
  3. Prince (Chao Fa) Kama Dharmasara [Kham-Tam Sa], Brhat-Anya Pak-Huei-Luang, later also King of Lan Xang
  4. Prince (Chao Fa) Gunikama, Brhat-Anya Chikrama
  5. Prince (Chao Fa) Wangsapuri [Vong Buri], Brhat-Anya Kunaprasakti
  6. Samdach Brhat-Anya Chao Kama Kirti [Kham-Kert or Kham Keul]
  7. Thao Somphon, he built Wat Aram Moung Khoun in 1497
  1. Princess (Chao Fa Nying) Kaeva Kumari [Keo Kumanne], oldest child of Samsaenthai and later Queen of Lan Xang
  2. Princess (Chao Fa Nying) Anusha [Anocha]
  3. Princess (Chao Fa Nying) Manura [Manora]
  4. Princess (Chao Fa Nying) Supadhatri [Supatthat]
  5. Princess (Chao Fa Nying) Mahakani [Maha Kay] (d / o Keo Yot Fa), died before 1408 at the age of 5

Act

King Samsaenthai is believed to be the builder of Wat Manorom in Luang Phrabang, which may have been built later. King Samsaenthai's successor was his second eldest son, Lan Kham Daeng (ruled 1416 to 1427).

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.bridica.com/EBchecked/topic/520192/Sam-Saen-Thai (last accessed on January 30, 2010)
  2. ^ Peter Simms and Sanda Simms: The Kingdoms of Laos: six hundred years of history . London: Routledge 2001. ISBN 0-7007-1531-2 .
personal data
SURNAME Samsaenthai
ALTERNATIVE NAMES สามเสน ไท (Thai); Three hundred thousand Thai
BRIEF DESCRIPTION second king of the kingdom of Lan Xang
DATE OF BIRTH 1356
DATE OF DEATH 1416 or 1417
Place of death Luang Phrabang