Maha Thammaracha IV

For other uses, see Maha Thammaracha.
Maha Thammaracha IV
มหาธรรมราชาที่ ๔
King of Sukhothai
King of Sukhothai
Reign1419–1438
PredecessorSai Lue Thai
SuccessorRamesuan (as Ayutthaya viceroy)
Died1438
Names
Phaya Banmeung, Phra Maha Thammaracha IV
HousePhra Ruang Dynasty
FatherSai Lue Thai

Maha Thammaracha IV (Thai: มหาธรรมราชาที่ ๔, pronounced [mā.hǎː tʰām.mā.rāː.t͡ɕʰāː tʰîː sìː]), born as Borommapan (Thai: บรมปาล, pronounced [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]

  1. ^ Patit Paban Mishra (2010). The History of Thailand. Greenwood. p. 39.
  2. ^ David K. Wyatt (2004). Thailand: A Short History (2nd ed.). Silkworm Books. p. 58.
  3. ^ David K. Wyatt (2004). Thailand: A Short History (2nd ed.). Silkworm Books. p. 59.