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Dhammikaraja
King of Siam from 1165 to 1205 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dhammikaraja (Thai: ธรรมิกราชา), also known as Sudhammaraja (สุธรรมราชา), was the fourth sovereign of Xiān at Ayodhya. He ascended the throne in 1165, succeeding his father, Sai Nam Peung, and reigned until 1205.[1] The extant historical sources provide limited detail regarding his reign. Nevertheless, it is generally characterized as a period of economic prosperity and the flourishing of Theravāda Buddhism,[2]: 46 [3]: 105–6 as evidenced by the construction of several religious monasteries attributed to his patronage.[4]: 37 Dhammikaraja’s principal consort was Queen Siripajarajadevi (ศิริปภาราชาเทวี); however, no record survives concerning royal offspring.[4]: 37 According to the Ayutthaya Testimonies, he ascended the throne at the age of fifteen, which suggests a birth year of approximately 1150.[4]: 37
Dhammikaraja is also noted to have exercised authority over Mueang Phreak and to have established a northern frontier at Phitsanulok.[4]: 37 This settlement was subsequently entrusted to another monarch originating from Lavo, Phitsanuraja (พิษณุราชา), who extended his influence further by founding the polity of Phichit. Phitsanuraja’s reign was succeeded by that of his brother, Pichayaraja (พิไชยราชา), who advanced southward and established Phetchaburi, designating it as his principal seat.[4]: 38 Following him, his son Si Sing succeeded to the throne, but later abandoned Phetchaburi and relocated the political center northward once more to Mueang Phreak.[4]: 39–40 In the year 1182, during the reign of King Lý Cao Tông of Đại Việt, Xiān is recorded to have dispatched a tributary mission to the royal court, thereby affirming diplomatic engagement between the two realms.[5]
Concurrently, during Dhammikaraja’s reign, another dynastic line emerged, consisting of the brothers Pra Poa Noome Thele Seri and Uthong I, who originated in Lavo and established themselves in Soucouttae/Locontàï in the 1150s.[6][7]: 127 By 1157, they had shifted southward and assumed control over Singburi.[4]: 46 From this base, the lineage progressively consolidated authority over several polities in the western Menam basin: Suphannaphum in 1163[8]: 61 and Phrip Phri in 1188.[6] Following Dhammikaraja’s death in 1205, Pra Poa Noome Thele Seri 's prince, Uthong II, ascended the throne of Ayodhya.[9]: 41 Under his rule and that of his immediate successors, the expansion continued with the annexation of Chen Li Fu and Mueang Phreak in 1225, thereby consolidating control over the region.[8]: 21
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