Uthumphon

Uthumphon
อุทุมพร
King of Ayutthaya
A Burmese depiction of an Ayutthaya king, either depicting Uthumphon or Ekkathat,[a] British Library, London
King of Siam
Reign1 May 1758 – 1758 (3 months)
1759/1760 – 1762[1]
PredecessorBorommakot
SuccessorEkkathat
Viceroy of Siam
Tenure1757 – 1758
AppointerBorommakot
PredecessorThammathibet
SuccessorInthraphithak (as Viceroy of Thonburi)
Bornc. 1733[2]
Ayutthaya Kingdom
Died1796 (aged ~63)
Mandalay, Konbaung
Burial
Amarapura, Myanmar
21°53′43″N 96°02′51″E / 21.8951529°N 96.0474858°E / 21.8951529; 96.0474858
SpouseThao Toi
HouseBan Phlu Luang dynasty
FatherBorommakot
MotherPhiphitmontri

Uthumphon (Thai: อุทุมพร;[3] Burmese: ဥဒုမ္ဗရ) Maha Thammarachathirat III or Uthumphon Mahaphon Phinit (Thai: อุทุมพรมหาพรพินิต; c. 1733[4]– 1796) was the 32nd and penultimate monarch of the Ayutthaya Kingdom, ruling in 1758 for about three months. Facing various throne claimants, Uthumphon was finally forced to abdicate and enter monkhood. His preference of being a monk rather than keeping the throne earned him the epithet "Khun Luang Ha Wat"[3] (Thai: ขุนหลวงหาวัด), or "the king who lives in the temple".[5]: 298–300 

His memorial tomb is located in the Lin Zin Gon (Kone) cemetery in Amarapura, about 500m north east of the U Bein Bridge.


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  1. ^ Wood, W. A. R. (1924). A History of Siam. T. Fisher Unwin. pp. 241–242.
  2. ^ "พระเจ้าอุทุมพร กับชาวอโยธยาในพม่า". Youtube (in Thai). Retrieved 29 March 2022. 1:14:01
  3. ^ a b Piyarat 2002.
  4. ^ "พระเจ้าอุทุมพร กับชาวอโยธยาในพม่า". Youtube (in Thai). Retrieved 29 March 2022. 1:14:06
  5. ^ Rajanubhab, D., 2001, Our Wars With the Burmese, Bangkok: White Lotus Co. Ltd., ISBN 9747534584