Suryavamsa (Siamese king)

Suryavamsa
สุริยวงศา
King of Xian
King of Xiū Luó Fēn's Chai Nat
Reign1113–1145 or
1100–1132[a]
PredecessorSurindraraja
SuccessorAnuraja
Born1088 or 1075
Chai Nat
Died1145 or 1132
Chai Nat
ConsortPadmavatī
IssueSuryaraja of Kamphaeng Phet
DynastyPadumasuriyavaṃśa
FatherSrisimha of Phetchaburi
MotherSuvaṇṇapabbata
ReligionTheravada Buddhism

Sūryavaṃśa (Thai: สุริยวงศา) was a 12th-century Siamese monarch recorded in the Ayutthaya Testimonies as the ruler of Mueang Phraek, whose political center was located at Chai Nat.[6] He was the elder son of Suvaṇṇapabbata (สุวรรณบัพพตา), the second queen consort of King Srisimha. Upon the death of his half-brother Surindraraja, the son of the first queen consort Suchāvatīdevī (สุชาวดีเทวี), Sūryavaṃśa ascended the throne at the age of 25.[7] His reign, which endured for 32 years, ultimately came to an end when he was overthrown by his younger brother, Anuraja.[8]

According to the same source, Sūryavaṃśa was married to Queen Padmavatī (ปทุมวดี), who later engaged in an illicit affair with Prince Anuraja.[7] The two subsequently eloped, an act that provoked the king's profound indignation. In retaliation, Sūryavaṃśa ordered Anuraja’s arrest; however, the attempt was unsuccessful.[9] In the aftermath, Anuraja is said to have raised a military force, launched a campaign against Sūryavaṃśa, and ultimately seized the throne. Following his victory, Anurāja founded a new royal city named Siṃhapurī (สิงห์บุรี) and established it as a new capital.[8]

Notes

  1. ^ As Chen Li Fu was likewise centered in the Phraek Si Racha region,[1]: 18 [2]: 15  Chinese historical sources record that the dynasty’s first monarch ascended the throne in 1180 CE.[3]: 6–7  This chronological datum serves as a basis for retrospective calculation in determining the approximate period of reigns of the Siamese rulers belonging to this lineage. However, the Dong Mè Nang Mưo’ng Inscription (K. 766), dated to 1167 CE,[4] suggests that Sri Dharmasokaraja II may have extended his authority northward as far as present-day Nakhon Sawan Province, which would imply that the Phraek Si Racha region likewise fell under his control;[5]: 36–39  if this interpretation is accepted, the reigns of the Xiū Luó Fēn rulers in question must have ended no later than 1167 CE, rather than in 1180 CE.

References

Citations

  1. ^ Walailak Songsiri (2025). "ในดินแดนแห่งเจนลีฟู นครรัฐที่ไม่ได้อยู่ในอำนาจทางการเมืองของพระเจ้าชัยวรมันที่ ๗ สู่ปัญหาทางประวัตศาสตร์ที่หาทางออกไม่เจอของสังคมไทย" [In the land of Chen Li Fu, a city-state that was not under the political power of King Jayavarman VII, to the historical problems that cannot be solved for Thai society.]. Lek-Prapai Viriyahpant Foundation (in Thai). Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  2. ^ Walailak Songsiri (2025). ในดินแดนแห่งเจนลีฟูและตามหารากเง้าพระอาจารย์ธรรมโชติ [In the land of Cenlifu and searching for the roots of Master Thammachot] (in Thai). Lek-Prapai Viriyaphan Foundation.
  3. ^ O. W. Wolters (1960). "Chên Li Fu: A State On The Gulf Of Siam at the Beginning of the 14th Century". The Journal of the Siam Society. XLVIII.
  4. ^ "จารึกดงแม่นางเมือง" [Dong Mè Nang Mưo’ng Inscription]. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre (in Thai). 8 September 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ^ Chatchai Sukrakarn (October 2005). "พระเจ้าศรีธรรมาโศกราช" [Sri Thammasokaraj] (PDF) (in Thai). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 August 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  6. ^ Fine Arts Department 1968, p. 41–2.
  7. ^ a b Fine Arts Department 1968, p. 42.
  8. ^ a b Fine Arts Department 1968, p. 43.
  9. ^ Fine Arts Department 1968, p. 42–3.

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