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Srisimha
11th century Siamese king From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Śrīsiṃha (Thai: ศรีสิงห์) was an 11th-century Siamese monarch recorded in the Ayutthaya Testimonies as the ruler of Phetchaburi and Phraek Si Racha.[1] At the age of 15, he ascended the throne at Phetchaburi following the death of his father, King Vijayaraja.[2] However, following a prophecy delivered by the royal astrologer, he later transferred the royal capital northward to Phraek Si Racha,[3] which had formerly served as the royal seat of the polity during the reign of Sindhob Amarin (สินธพอมรินทร์) and Bharattakabba (ภะรัตกับ) in the 10th century.[4]
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.[5]
Śrīsiṃha is said to have reigned for 35 years and died at the age of 50.[3] His reign coincided with the Chola invasion and the subsequent fall of Kamalanka at Nakhon Pathom in 1030 CE;[6]: 77–78, 170 hence, the transfer of the royal seat is presumed to have occurred before this event, approximately between 1015 and 1030 CE. He was succeeded by his eldest surviving son, King Surindraraja,[3] who subsequently founded the city of Chai Nat and established it as his new royal seat.[7]
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