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Biography of
King
Narasuan The Great
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Naresuan
King Naresuan the Great (1555 - April 25, 1605, also
sometimes called Naret or the Black Prince, Thai:
ÊÁà´ç¨¾ÃйàÃÈÇÃÁËÒÃÒª) was king of Siam (today Thailand)
from 1590 until his death in 1605. During his reign
Siam had the biggest territorial extent in history.
Born in Phitsanulok, Naresuan was taken captive by the
Burmese to ensure the fidelity of his father Maha
Tammaraja, who became king of the Ayutthaya kingdom
after it was occupied by the Burmese in 1569. After
spending nine years of his youth at Pegu under the
protection of the Burmese king, Burinnaung the Great,
Naresuan was exchanged with his sister Princess
Suparntevi when he was 16 years old, and became
governor of Phitsanulok. He was highly trained by the
Burmese king in martial arts, literature, military
strategies and was one of the princes in the Burmese
Palace.
In 1584, three years after Burmese King Burinnaung's
death in 1581, the tributary relation with Burma was
cancelled, which was inevitably followed by a vigorous
attack by the Burmese army. Naresuan fought back
against the attack, and in 1586 he occupied Lanna, a
buffer state between the two kingdoms.
1590 the king died, and Naresuan officially became the
leader of the kingdom. In 1591 the Burmese started
another attack, which was cancelled when the Burmese
crown prince Minchit Sra was killed by Naresuan in
personal combat on elephant back in Nong Sarai (Suphanburi).
The following year Naresuan himself attacked Tenasserim,
as well as Cambodia in 1593.
According to Prince Damrong's Our Wars with the Burmese,
Naresuan died in 1605 during another battle with the
Burmese, speared by Burmese soldiers as he attempted to
climb over a garrison's wall in Tambon Thung Kaew,
Muang Hang. However, recent studies of Burmese records
by historians of Silpakorn University showed that he
actually returned to Wiang Haeng, where he died of
disease, probably smallpox. His brother Ekathotsarot
became his successor as king.
From Wikipedia, the free
encyclopedia
Phitsanulok was the
birthplace of one of the greatest heroes in Thai
history - King Naresuan who was born in 1555. His
father, King Mahathammaracha was a descendant of the
Phra Ruang dynasty of Sukhothai, and his mother was
Queen Phra Wisut Kasattri of the Suwannaphum dynasty of
Ayutthaya.
At the age of nine, he had been taken as hostage to
Burma for 6 years. King Naresuan was a great warrior
king. He liberated Ayutthaya from Burma while he was
the Crown Prince. He led the soldiers into battles to
defend the country against Burmese invasions many
times. He is also widely known among the Thais nowadays
for his heroic efforts. He led the assault of a Burmese
camp by climbing the wooden stockade with the blunt
side of a saber in his mouth. He had a duel on
elephants with the Burmese Crown Prince and slew him.
He took the offensive against Burma and also dealt with
the Cambodians who made a series of raids. King
Naresuan extended Ayutthaya's territory to include
Lanna, Lanchang, Cambodia and some parts of Burma. He
enforced strict discipline on his soldiers and the
people. During his reign, Ayutthaya was a very secure
and powerful state.
Apart from being a great
warrior, King Naresuan also played a significant role
in foreign relations and trade. Realizing the
importance of foreign trade, he sent envoys to China
and Spain, and cultivated friendly relations with the
Europeans. Ayutthaya concluded a treaty of friendship
and commerce with Spain, which was the second treaty
that Siam made with a European Power. (The first
European power with which Siam had a treaty was
Portugal.) Under this treaty, Spaniards had the right
to reside, to trade and to practice their religion in
Siam. At the end of his reign, he exposed Ayutthaya to
another western nation - the Dutch.
King Naresuan deserved
the honor of being "the Great". He not only restored
the national independence but also made Siam such a
powerful country that no enemy threatened the walls of
Ayutthaya again for a period of one hundred seventy
three years.
Three of King Naresuan's weapons and belongings have
constituted a part of the Royal Regalia down to the
present. The first is the musket with which he shot the
Burmese leader in one of the battles to defend
Ayutthaya against Burma. Second is the saber that he
carried in his mouth during his assault on the Burmese
camp at Ayutthaya. The last is the leather hat with a
brim cut-off in the shape of a crescent moon, which he
was wearing when he engaged in a duel on elephants with
the Crown Prince of Burma.
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B.E.2098
Pra Naresuan was born in Phitsanulok.
B.E.2107
Phitsanulok was under the force of Burma. King
Burengnong directed key person to be hostages,one of
them was Pra Naresuan, who was 9 years old, to live in
Hongsavadee.
B.E.2112
On August, Burma was victorious on Ayuddhaya. King
Burengnong appointed Pra Mahathammaracha to be king.
B.E.2114
King Mahathammaracha promoted Pra Naresuan to the
position of Crown Prince governing Phitsanulok.
B.E.2124
After the decease of king Burengnong, King Angwa became
recalcitrant Nantabureng, the new king of Burma,
promoted Mangraikayauchava to the position of crown
prince. Pra Naresuan attacked Kung Kingdom, and catch
the prince of Thai Yai and send him to Hongsavadee.
B.E.2127
King Naresuan was proclaimed independent at Muang
Kreang in May at 19.00 After that Ayuddhaya was in the
war with King of Chaing Mai and Praya Pasim. The troops
couldn’t get close to Ayuddhaya.
B.E.2128
The troops of Nantabureng went to Ayuddhaya. The troops
of crown prince Mungraigayaochava had forced
Kamphengphet but Pra Naresuan was fighting to gain
Kamphengphet back.
B.E.2130
Hongsavadee troops surrounded Ayuddhaya for 5 month,
the troops couldn’t attack with Ayuddhaya. So, King
Nantabureng decided to go to Burma for retreat his
troops. Then King Naresuan and his brother attacked
with the navy troops, so that King Nantabureng came
back urgently.
B.E.2133
King Mahathammaracha died in June. His age is 75 years
old.
B.E.2133
Pra Naresuan promoted to be king when he was 35 years
old and promote Pra Akathotsarot to be the crown
prince. After that 4 months the Burmese crown prince
took the soldiers to attack Ayuddhaya but they can’t
fight with the troops of King Naresuan.
B.E.2135
The Burmese Crown Prince took soldiers to attack
Ayuddhaya. King Naresuan and Pra Akatosarot led
soldiers to Supanburi province to defend the capital.
King Naresuan killed the Crown Prince of Burma on the
elephant back. Therefore, won the war which would later
be known as Yuttahatthi War.
B.E.2136
King Naresuan and Pra Akatosarot led soldiers to Kumpa
and send to the King of Nakhonsrithammaraj. After that
they attack Kampucha and forced it.
B.E.2137
The southern of Morn was forced by Ayuddhaya.
B.E.2138
King Naresuan and Pra Akatosarot led soldiers to
Hongsavadee in December but the troops can’t get close
to Hongsa. So they came back.
B.E.2142
King Naresuan and Pra Akatosarot led soldiers to
Hongsavadee again but Hongsa was destroyed because King
of Thong Ou attack before.
B.E.2143
After King Naresuan and Pra Akatosarot led soldiers to
Thoug Ou and the troops can’t get close to there. He
came back in May. In November, King Nantabureng died
after that Burma spend to 3 troops.
B.E.2146
King Ang Wa promoted to be the King of Burma. In the
name of The King Srihasuthammaracha.
B.E.2147
King Naresuan and Pra Akatosarot led soldiers to Chaing
Mai for to attack Ang Wa but he was sick from decease.
B.E.2148
King Naresuan died at Muang Hang when he was 50 years
old.
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