Maha Thammaracha IV explained

Maha Thammaracha IV
มหาธรรมราชาที่ ๔
King of Sukhothai
Succession:King of Sukhothai
Reign:1419–1438
Full Name:Phaya Banmeung, Phra Maha Thammaracha IV
Predecessor:Sai Lue Thai
Successor:Ramesuan (as Ayutthaya viceroy)
House:Phra Ruang Dynasty
Father:Sai Lue Thai
Death Date:1438

Maha Thammaracha IV (Thai: มหาธรรมราชาที่ ๔, in Thai pronounced as /mā.hǎː tʰām.mā.rāː.t͡ɕʰāː tʰîː sìː/), born as Borommapan (Thai: บรมปาล, in Thai pronounced as /bɔ̄ː.rōm.mā.pāːn/), was the last king of the Sukhothai Kingdom.

In 1419, after the death of Sai Lue Thai, his sons Phaya Ram and Phaya Ban Mueang fought for the throne. Intharacha of Ayutthaya Kingdom intervened and further divided the kingdom between the two. Ban Mueang was installed as a vassal king, owing allegiance to Ayutthaya. His residence was in Phitsanulok, though the kingdom was still referred to as "Sukhothai".[1] In 1430, he moved his residence back to the old capital.[2] When Maha Thammaracha IV died in 1438, King Borommaracha II of Ayutthaya installed his son Ramesuan (the future king Borommatrailokkanat of Ayutthaya) as viceroy of Sukhothai, thus marking the end of Sukhothai as a separate kingdom.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Patit Paban Mishra . The History of Thailand . limited . Greenwood . 2010 . 39.
  2. Book: David K. Wyatt . Thailand: A Short History . 2nd . Silkworm Books . 2004 . 58.
  3. Book: David K. Wyatt . Thailand: A Short History . 2nd . Silkworm Books . 2004 . 59.