Prasat Thong

Prasat Thong
ปราสาททอง
King of Ayutthaya
King of Siam
Reign1629[1][2] – 8 August 1655
PredecessorAthittayawong
SuccessorChai
Bornc. 1599[3]
Died8 August[citation needed] 1655 (1656) (aged 56)
SpousePrincess Sirithida[4]
IssueChai, King of Ayutthaya
Narai, King of Ayutthaya
Traiphuwanathittayawong
Thong
Intharacha
Aphaiyathot
Noi
Yothathip
Names
Prasat Thong
Sanphet V
HousePrasat Thong dynasty
FatherOkya Sithammathirat

Prasat Thong[5] (Thai: ปราสาททอง, pronounced [prāː.sàːt.tʰɔ̄ːŋ]; c. 1599[3]–1655; r. 1629–1655) was the first king of the Prasat Thong dynasty, the fourth dynasty of the Siamese Ayutthaya Kingdom. Before being king, he defeated a rebellion led by the king's son Phra Sisin by working with Japanese mercenary Yamada Nagamasa. He gained power in 1629 by attacking the palace and placed a puppet king who he would later execute. Under his reign, he subjugated Cambodia but lost Siam's Northern principalities.

  1. ^ Baker, Chris; Phongpaichit, Pasuk (2017). A History of Ayutthaya: Siam in the Early Modern World (Kindle Edition). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-316-64113-2.
  2. ^ Wyatt, David K. (2003). Thailand : A Short History (2nd ed.). Chiang Mai: Silkworm Books. ISBN 974957544X.
  3. ^ a b "The Eulogy of King Prasat Thong". so06.tci-thaijo.org. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  4. ^ M.L. Manich Jumsai (เขียน) ธิติมา พิทักษ์ไพรวัน (แปล). สมเด็จพระนารายณ์ และโกษาปาน. กรุงเทพฯ:คุรุสภาลาดพร้าว, 2531, หน้า 17 (in Thai)
  5. ^ The Royal Institute. List of monarchs Ayutthaya Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine. (in Thai)[dead link]