Borommakot

Borommakot[1] (Thai: บรมโกศ, pronounced [bɔ̄ː.rōm.mā.kòːt]) or Borommarachathirat V (Thai: บรมราชาธิราชที่ ๕) was the king of Ayutthaya from 1733 to 1758. His reign was the last blooming period of Ayutthaya as the kingdom would fall nine years after his death.[2]:68–69

Borommakot
บรมโกศ
King of Ayutthaya
King of Siam
Reign1733–1758
PredecessorSanphet IX
SuccessorUthumphon
Vice King of Ayutthaya
Tenure1708–1732
AppointedSanphet IX
Deputy Vice King of Ayutthaya
Tenurecirca 1703–1708
AppointedSanpet VIII
Born1680
Died1758
Ayutthaya, Ayutthaya Kingdom
SpouseAphainuchit
Phiphit Montri
Issue108 sons and daughters
HouseBan Phlu Luang dynasty
FatherSanpet VIII

"His reign of 25 years is important for being the last peaceful period of Ayudhya during which literature with the arts and crafts flurished." However, the king himself was known for "cruelty to people and animals alike," with seven of his sons meeting violent deaths.[2]:67–68

Ayutthya civil war

Prince Phon (Thai: พร) was the son of Sanpet VIII. His elder brother, Prince Phet (เพชร), succeeded the throne as Sanphet IX in 1708.[3]:277 Phon was then appointed as the Front Palace. Upon the death of Thai Sa, however, Thai Sa decided to give his throne to his second eldest son, Prince Aphai, since his eldest son had entered the priesthood. In 1732, Thai Sa died and a civil war commenced. Phon led his armies against his nephews, Prince Aphai and Prince Paramet. The civil war within Ayutthaya was "a big fight, bigger than any which had occurred in Siam in former times". With the victory ensured, Phon executed his nephews, the government civil servant allies, and took the throne as King Borommakot.[3]:280–281

Accession to the throne

Because the Samuha Kalahom had lent the support to Prince Aphai, Borommakot removed the power of Samuha Kalahom by depriving its authorities over southern Siam and transferred the power to Kromma Tha instead. The Samuha Kalahom remained as a mere military figurehead.

In spite of the bloodshed that preceded his reign, Borommakot was known for his reconstruction of Buddhist temples and the peace and prosperity Ayutthaya finally enjoyed again. In 1753, Borommakot sent two Siamese monks to rehabilitate Theravada Buddhism in Sri Lanka.[3]:282–283,295

In 1741, Borommakot made his son Thammathibet the Front Palace. Thammathibet proved to be an able prince and was a poet. However, Thammathibet had affairs with two of Borommakot's concubines, Princess Sangwan[3]:296 and Princess Nim—a severe crime. The lovers were caught in 1746 and the three were beaten. The Front Palace was lashed 120 stokes and the two concubines 30 each. The Front Palace died while he was beaten and Princess Sangwan died 3 days later. Princess Nim survived, but she was banished from the court.

Borommakot then appointed his third son, Duea (เดื่อ; later became Uthumporn), as the Front Palace. Borommakot skipped his second son, Ekkathat, because he thought that Ekkathat was not suitable to be a king.[3]:297

However, Ekkathat still had designs on the throne, and the subsequent struggles of the princes for the throne would contribute to the fall of Ayutthaya in 1767, during the reign of Ekkathat.[3]:298–300

Issue

#Consort and ConcubinesChildren
1.Khao, Princess AphainuchitThammathibet, Prince Senaphithak (or Narathibet)
Princess Borom
Princess Suriya Wong
Princess Suriya
Princess Thida
Princess Ratsami
Inthasudawadi, Princess Yisan Seni
2.Phlap, Princess Phiphit MontriPrincess Siripracha (or Prachawadi)
Princess Siriprapha (or Praphawadi)
Princess Inthawadi (or Phinthawadi)
Princess Kasattri
Ekkathat, Prince Anurak Montri
Princess Buachan (or Chanthrawadi)
Princess Nuan (or Num)
Uthumphon Ratchakuman, Prince Phon Phinit
3.Princess Inthasucha ThewiPrincess Kunthon
Prince Aphon
Princess Mongkut
Prince Sangkhit
4.Concubine SiPrincess Pha-op
Maengmao, Princess Wimonphat
Prince Sathit
Prince Phong
Prince Taeng
5.Concubine PhiPrince In
6.OthersKhaek, Prince Thepphiphit
Mangkhut, Prince Chit Sunthon
Rot, Prince Sunthonthep
Pan, Prince Sepphakdi
Princess Fakthong

Notes

  1. พระนามพระมหากษัตริย์สมัยอยุธยา [Names of Ayutthayan Kings] (in Thai). Royal Institute of Thailand. 2002-06-03. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
  2. Chakrabongse, C., 1960, Lords of Life, London: Alvin Redman Limited
  3. Rajanubhab, D., 2001, Our Wars With the Burmese, Bangkok: White Lotus Co. Ltd., ISBN 9747534584
Borommakot
Ban Phlu Luang dynasty
Born: 1680 Died: 1758
Regnal titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Chopkhotchaprasit
Deputy Viceroy of Ayutthaya
circa 1703–1708
Vacant
Title next held by
Anurak Devesh
of Rattanakosin Kingdom
Preceded by
Phet
Viceroy of Ayutthaya
1709–1733
Succeeded by
Senaphithak
Preceded by
Sanphet IX
King of Ayutthaya
1733–1758
Succeeded by
Uthumphon
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