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The Ayutthaya Kingdom [ii] or the Empire of Ayutthaya [24] was a Mon and later Siamese kingdom that existed in Southeast Asia from 1351 [14] [25] [26] to 1767, centered around the city of Ayutthaya, in Siam, or present-day Thailand.
King U-thong [2] [a] [3] (Thai: พระเจ้าอู่ทอง; pronounced [ʔùː.tʰɔ̄ːŋ]) or King Ramathibodi I (Thai: สมเด็จพระรามาธิบดีที่ ๑; Rāmādhipatī; pronunciation ⓘ, 1314–1369) was the first king of the kingdom Ayutthaya (now part of Thailand), [4]: 222 reigning from 1351 [1] to 1369.
Worawongsathirat (Thai: วรวงศาธิราช, Varavaṅśādhirāja) was a usurper in the Ayutthaya Kingdom, ruling for only 42 days in 1548 before being assassinated. Siamese chronicles relate that Worawongsathirat attainted the crown — his kingship is not accepted by most traditional historians.
During the reign of Phetracha, about 50 Chinese junks are recorded to have visited Ayutthaya, and during the same period as many as 30 junks left Ayutthaya for Nagasaki, Japan. [32] The official resumption of contacts with the West started with the Treaty of Amity and Commerce with the United Kingdom in 1826.
Phetracha (alternative spellings: Bedraja, P'etraja, Petraja, Petratcha; also called Phra Phetracha; Thai: เพทราชา, pronounced [pʰêːt.rāː.t͡ɕʰāː]; 1632– 5 February 1703) was a king of the Ayutthaya Kingdom, usurping the throne from his predecessor King Narai and originally settled in Phluluang Village.
Wat Pho Prathap Chang, Phichit Province, built by Suriyenthrathibodi on the supposed location of his birthplace. Born in Phichit Province, Ayutthaya Kingdom in 1661, Prince Ma Duea was the secret son of King Narai and his concubine Princess Kusawadi of Chiang Mai.
Chatusadom or Catustambha (Thai: จตุสดมภ์ RTGS: Chatusadom, literally "Four Pillars" from Sanskrit Catur "Four" + Stambha "Pillars") was the Thai system of central executive governance during the Ayutthaya Kingdom, Thonburi Kingdom and Rattanakosin Kingdom from 1454 to 1892.
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