Uthong

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U-thong (1314–1369) was the first king of the kingdom Ayutthaya (now part of Thailand),[1] reigning from 1350 to 1369. He was known as Prince U Thong (meaning "Golden Cradle") before he ascended to the throne in 1350. He was thought to have been a descendant of Mangrai.[2]

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History

Ramathibodi I established four Great Officers of State. These were the Ministry of the Interior (Wieng), the Ministry of the Treasury (Klang), the Ministry for the King's Household (Wang), and the Ministry of Agriculture (Na). He also codified the T'ai laws. Finally, he formed an alliance with the Ming Dynasty.[3]

He established his own capital in the new city of Ayutthaya. King Ramathabodi's reign included Korat, Chantaburi, Tavoy, Tenasserim, and large parts of Malaya.[4]

According to a better-known source, a seventeenth-century account by Dutchman Jeremias Van Vliet, a Renowned Legend stated that Ramatibodi was an ethnic Chinese, having sailed down from China. After succeeding in trade, he became influential enough to rule the city of Phetchaburi, a coastal town of the Gulf of Thailand, before travelling up to Ayutthaya.

In 1352 he laid siege to Yasodharapura. He was successful the following year and placed one of his sons on the throne. However, they were only able to keep the throne until 1357, when the Khmers were able to regain it.[5]

King Ramathibodi's death sparked a conflict over succession. Initially, his son King Ramesuan became ruler of Ayutthaya, but King Ramesuan later abdicated in favor of King Ramathibodi's brother-in-law, King Borommaracha I. This rivalry for the throne may have been peaceful or it may have been bloody.[6]

अयोध्या (श्याम या थाईलैंड)

अयोध्या (श्याम या थाईलैंड) (AS, p.37): विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर[7] ने लेख किया है ... सुखोदय राज्य की अवनति के पश्चात 1350 ईस्वी में श्याम में अयोध्या राज्य की स्थापना की गई थी. इसका श्रेय उटोंग के शासक को दिया जाता है जिसने रामाधिपति की उपाधि किसने की थी. अपने राज्य की राजधानी उसने है अयुठिया या अयोध्या में बनाई. इस राज्य का प्रभुत्व धीरे धीरे लाओस और कंबोडिया तक स्थापित हो गया था किंतु बर्मा के राजाओं ने अयोध्या के विस्तार को रोक दिया. 1767 ई. में वर्मा के श्याम पर आक्रमण के समय अयोध्या नगरी को नष्ट भ्रष्ट कर दिया गया और तत्पश्चात श्याम की राजधानी बैंकाक में बनी.

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References

  1. Coedès, George (1968). Walter F. Vella, ed. The Indianized States of Southeast Asia. trans.Susan Brown Cowing. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-0368-1., p.222
  2. Chakrabongse, C., 1960, Lords of Life, London: Alvin Redman Limited, p.27
  3. Chakrabongse, C., 1960, Lords of Life, London: Alvin Redman Limited, p.28
  4. Chakrabongse, C., 1960, Lords of Life, London: Alvin Redman Limited, p.:28
  5. Cœdès, George (1968). The Indianized states of Southeast Asia. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 9780824803681., p.236
  6. [Chakrabongse, C., 1960, Lords of Life, London: Alvin Redman Limited, p.29
  7. Aitihasik Sthanavali by Vijayendra Kumar Mathur, p.34-37