Srisimha

Śrīsiṃha (Thai: ศรีสิงห์) was an 11th-century Siamese monarch recorded in the Ayutthaya Testimonies as the ruler of Phetchaburi and Phraek Si Racha.^[6] At the age of 15, he ascended the throne at Phetchaburi following the death of his father, King Vijayaraja.^[7] However, following a prophecy delivered by the royal astrologer, he later transferred the royal capital northward to Phraek Si Racha.^[8] This relocation likely took place subsequent to the conclusion of the protracted conflict between Adityadhammikarāja of Haripuñjaya and Lāvarāja of Lavo, following which Adityadhammikarāja successfully installed his younger brother, Chandrachota, as the new monarch of Lavo in 1052 CE.

Srisimha ศรีสิงห์
King of Xian
King of Xiū Luó Fēn's Phetchaburi–Mueang Phreak
Reign	1040–1075 or 1027–1062[a]
Predecessor	Vijayaraja
Successor	Surindraraja
Born	1025 or 1012 Phetchaburi
Died	1075 or 1062 Phraek Si Racha
Consort	Suchāvatīdevī Suvaṇṇapabbata
Issue	Jyeshthakumara Surindraraja Suryavamsa Anuraja
Dynasty	Padumasuriyavaṃśa
Father	Vijayaraja of Phitsanulok
Mother	Shrikanyarajadevi
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

Śrīsiṃha was born to Queen Śrīkanyārājadevī (ศิริกัญญาราชเทวี), a consort of King Vijayaraja and a descendant of the Padumasūriyavaṃśa dynasty. He had two principal consorts. The first, Queen Suchāvatīdevī (สุชาวดีเทวี), bore two sons: Jyeṣṭhakumāra (เชษฐกุมาร), who died in early childhood, and Surindraraja. The second consort, Queen Suvaṇṇapabbata (สุวรรณบัพพตา), likewise bore two sons, Sūryavaṃśa and Anurāja.^[9]

Śrīsiṃha is said to have reigned for 35 years and died at the age of 50.^[8] He was succeeded by his eldest surviving son, King Surindraraja,^[8] who subsequently founded the city of Chai Nat and established it as his new royal seat.^[10]

Note

1. As Chen Li Fu was likewise centered in the Phraek Si Racha region,^{[1]: 18 [2]: 15} Chinese historical sources record that the dynasty’s first monarch ascended the throne in 1180 CE.^[3]: 6–7 This chronological datum serves as a basis for retrospective calculation in determining the approximate period of reigns of the Siamese rulers belonging to this lineage. However, the Dong Mè Nang Mưo’ng Inscription (K. 766), dated to 1167 CE,^[4] suggests that Sri Dharmasokaraja II may have extended his authority northward as far as present-day Nakhon Sawan Province, which would imply that the Phraek Si Racha region likewise fell under his control;^{[5]: 36–39} if this interpretation is accepted, the reigns of the Xiū Luó Fēn rulers in question must have ended no later than 1167 CE, rather than in 1180 CE.