Suphannabhum Kingdom | |||||||||||||
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c. mid-12th century–1438 | |||||||||||||
Capital | Suphanburi | ||||||||||||
Monarch | |||||||||||||
• Unknown (first) | Soi La (Uthong I) | ||||||||||||
• 1408–1424 (last) | Chao Ai Phraya | ||||||||||||
Historical era | Post-classical era | ||||||||||||
• Establishment | Mid-12 century | ||||||||||||
• Tributary of Sukhothai | 1283–1298 | ||||||||||||
• Foundation of Ayutthaya | 1351 | ||||||||||||
• Claimed Ayutthaya throne | 1370 | ||||||||||||
• Lost Ayutthaya to Lavo | 1388 | ||||||||||||
• Reclaimed Ayutthaya | 1424 | ||||||||||||
• Annexed to Ayutthaya | 1438 | ||||||||||||
1569 | |||||||||||||
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Today part of | Thailand |
Suphannabhum or Suvarnbhumi; later known as Suphan Buri (Thai: สุพรรณภูมิ or สุพรรณบุรี) was a city-state, that emerged in the early "Siam proper" which stretched from present-day west central Thailand to the north of the Kra Isthmus, with key historical sites at Uthong,[1]: 4–6 Nakhon Pathom,[2]: 140 [3] Suphan Buri,[4]: 40 and Ban Don Ta Phet .[5] The kingdom is referred to as Xiān in the Chinese records since 1349,[4]: 40 but according to the archaeological evidence, it was speculated to have emerged around the mid-12th century.[6]: 276–7
Suphannabhum became the center of Xiān, succeeding Phip Phli , no later than 1349, when Xiān was defeated by Luó hú (Lavo) and the tribute sent to China under the name of Xiānluó hú (Siam-Lavo or Ayutthaya Kingdom) was led by Xiān's King of Su-men-bang, in which Su-men-bang has been identified with Suphanburi.[4]: 40 Since then, it was one of the states under the mandala confederatin of Ayutthaya Kingdom and was completely merged to the Ayutthaya in 1438.[6]: 282
Under the name of Xiānluó hú or Xiānluó, the state performed 41 tributary missions to the Chinese court during the Hongwu era, 33 in the name of Xiānluó hú and as Xiānluó for the remaining.[4]: 40 [7]: 70 In the era of Ankorian king Jayavarman VII (r.1181–1218), an inscription called Prasat Phra Khan (จารึกปราสาทพระขรรค์) was made. Among others, the name Suvarnapura is mentioned, which has been identified with Suphanburi.[8]
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