Maha Thammaracha IV

For other uses, see Maha Thammaracha.

Maha Thammaracha IV (Thai: มหาธรรมราชาที่ ๔, pronounced [mā.hǎː tʰām.mā.rāː.t͡ɕʰāː tʰîː sìː]), born as Borommapan (Thai: บรมปาล, pronounced [bɔ̄ː.rōm.mā.pāːn]), was the last king of the Sukhothai Kingdom.

Maha Thammaracha IV มหาธรรมราชาที่ ๔
King of Sukhothai
King of Sukhothai
Reign	1419–1438
Predecessor	Sai Lue Thai
Successor	Ramesuan (as Ayutthaya viceroy)
Died	1438
Names Phaya Banmeung, Phra Maha Thammaracha IV
House	Phra Ruang Dynasty
Father	Sai Lue Thai

In 1419, after the death of Sai Lue Thai, his sons Phaya Ram and Phaya Ban Mueang fought for the throne. Intharacha of Ayutthaya Kingdom intervened and further divided the kingdom between the two. Ban Mueang was installed as a vassal king, owing allegiance to Ayutthaya. His residence was in Phitsanulok, though the kingdom was still referred to as "Sukhothai".^[1] In 1430, he moved his residence back to the old capital.^[2] When Maha Thammaracha IV died in 1438, King Borommaracha II of Ayutthaya installed his son Ramesuan (the future king Borommatrailokkanat of Ayutthaya) as viceroy of Sukhothai, thus marking the end of Sukhothai as a separate kingdom.^[3]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Maha Thammaracha IV
16. King Loe Thai of Sukhothai 8. King Maha Thammaracha I of Sukhothai 4. King Maha Thammaracha II of Sukhothai 9. Si Thammaratchamada 2. King Maha Thammaracha III of Sukhothai 20. King Loe Thai of Sukhothai 10. King Maha Thammaracha I of Sukhothai 5. Saṃtec Braḥ Rājadebī Srī 11. Si Thammaratchamada 1. King Maha Thammaracha IV of Sukhothai 3. Sakha