Siamese Civil War 1630–1636

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Thai Civil War
Map of Ayutthaya
Map of Ayutthaya
date 1630 to 1636
place Siam
Casus Belli After the death of King Songtham there was a dispute over the throne
output Prasat Thong had the descendants and followers of the previous dynasty murdered, including Japanese palace guards
Territorial changes Ayutthaya
consequences King Prasat Thong became king, but Japan broke off relations because he was a usurper; Pattani renounced Ayutthaya
Parties to the conflict

Flag of Thailand (Ayutthaya period) .svg Siam (Thailand)

Japanese in the service of Siam and rivals for the throne

Commander

King Prasat Thong (r. 1630–1656) of Siam

Yamada Nagamasa (temporarily)

losses

at least 3,000 members and partisans of the old royal family

The Siamese Civil War from 1630 to 1636 was essentially a battle for succession to the throne in the Kingdom of Ayutthaya after King Songtham died late in 1628.

prehistory

After the death of King Songtham, probably caused by poison, the nobility initially wanted the powerful Sri Worawong to take the throne, but he refused and spoke out in favor of the minor Chetthathirat . On December 13, 1628, he ascended the throne and Sri Worawong received the Siamese Ministry of War ( Kalahom ). In August 1629, the Kalahom had Chetthathirat removed from the path and replaced by his younger brother Athittayawong . In the following month he was also murdered and the way was free for Sri Worawong to ascend the throne himself. This triggered an extremely violent civil war, with many forces turned against him.

course

Yamada Nagamasa (1590 to 1632)

Prasat Thong first tried to knock out his competitors one by one. He began with Yamada Nagamasa (1590 to 1632), the samurai and chief of the Japanese palace guard in the capital Ayutthaya . Members of the Guard had at the beginning of the 17th century their country to escape from the tyrannical Tokugawa - shogunate leave. They settled in Cambodia and Siam . Under Nagamasa, many were employed as palace guards in Ayutthaya and were able to excel in this function many times, but he was also put out of the way by poison. Since the Shogun did not want to recognize Prasat Thong, he took revenge on the Japanese who remained in the empire. Some were able to flee across the sea. The tyranny of Prasat Thong incited many revolts in the country; so the Malay province of Pattani renounced Ayutthaya. The Siamese army sent south could not hold its own against Pattani.

consequences

Pattani subsequently remained largely autonomous, if not independent of influences from the capital.

Individual evidence

  1. Philips and Axelrod (2004), p. 1040

literature

  • Charles Phillips and Alan Axelrod: Encyclopedia of Wars . 3 Vols. New York: Facts on File 2004. ISBN 978-0-8160-2851-1 .
  • WAR Wood : A History of Siam: from the earliest times to the year Ad 1781, with a supplement dealing with more recent events . New York: AMS 1974. ( Download as PDF from the "Universal Library" of the Internet Archive )