Si Suthammaracha

Si Suthammaracha
ศรีสุธรรมราชา
King of Ayutthaya
King of Siam
Reign9 August 1656 – 26 October 1656[clarification needed]
PredecessorChao Fa Chai
SuccessorNarai
Born1600
Died26 October 1656[clarification needed]
Wat Khok Phraya, Ayutthaya, Ayutthaya Kingdom
Names
Si Suthammaracha
Sanphet VII
HousePrasat Thong dynasty

Si Suthammaracha (Thai: ศรีสุธรรมราชา, Śrī Sudharmarājā) was the King of Ayutthaya from August 1656 to 26 October 1656 (2 months 17 Days).[1] He was a younger brother of Prasat Thong.

Not long after Si Suthammaracha seized the throne from Chao Fa Chai, He quarrelled with his nephew, Prince Narai, They began to fight against each other, Si Suthammaracha was captured and executed after defeated in single combat with Narai on 26 October 1656.

  1. ^ van der Cruysse, D. (2002). Siam and the West, 1500-1700, Silkworm Books