Ekkathat
Sign in to saveEkkathat (, , ) or Borommoracha III () or King of Suriyamarin Throne Hall () was the 6th monarch of the Ban Phlu Luang dynasty, the 33rd and the last monarch of Ayutthaya Kingdom, ruling from 1758 to 7 April 1767, prior to the fall of Ayutthaya. Moreover, he was called by the people in his time as "King Khiruean" (), which meant "the king with skin disease," due to his chloasma.
Person
- Born
- 1709-00-00
- Died
- 1767-01-01
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Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Ekkathatเอกทัศ
- Royalty.title
- King of Ayutthaya
- Royalty.image
- KingEkkathat Wat Lamud Ayutthaya (cropped).jpg
- Royalty.caption
- Statue of Ekkathat at Wat Lamut, Nakhon Luang district, Ayutthaya province
- Royalty.succession
- King of Siam
- Royalty.reign type
- 1st reign
- Royalty.reign
- 1758 – 1759/60
- Royalty.predecessor
- Uthumphon
- Royalty.successor
- Uthumphon
- Royalty.reign type1
- 2nd reign
- Royalty.reign1
- 1762 – 7 April 1767
- Royalty.predecessor1
- Uthumphon
- Royalty.successor1
- Taksin (as King of Thonburi)
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Key dates
- Born
- 1709
- Died
- 1 January 1767
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Official name
- สมเด็จพระบรมราชามหาอดิศร บวรสุจริต ทศพิธธรรมธเรศ เชษฐโลกานายกอุดม บรมนาถบรมบพิตรพระพุทธเจ้าอยู่หัว
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ayutthaya Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
- Place of death
- Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
- Father
- Borommakot
- Sibling
- Uthumphon
- Occupation
- military officer
- Languages spoken
Article
34 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Princely political conflicts
- Ascension
- Brief reign of Uthumphon
- Enthronement
- Rebellion of Prince Thepphiphit
- Siamese acquisition of Northern Khmer
- Burmese Invasion of 1760
- Cause of the War
- Burmese Invasion of Western Siam
- Return of Uthumphon
- Burmese Siege of Ayutthaya (1760)
- Interbellum Events
- Resumption of Power
- Mon Rebellion of 1761
- Return of Prince Thepphiphit
- Embassy of William Powney
- Burmese conquest of Lanna
- Submission of Tavoy
- Burmese Invasion of 1765
- Burmese preparation
- Burmese Invasion of Western Siam
- Burmese approach onto Ayutthaya
- Burmese Siege of Ayutthaya: 1766–1767
- Battle of the outskirts
- Bang Rachan
- Burmese Siege of Ayutthaya
- Last defenses of Ayutthaya
- Fall of Ayutthaya and demise
- Fall of Ayutthaya
- Demise of Ekkathat
- Issue
- Ancestry
- References
Ekkathat (, , ) or Borommoracha III () or King of Suriyamarin Throne Hall () was the 6th monarch of the Ban Phlu Luang dynasty, the 33rd and the last monarch of Ayutthaya Kingdom, ruling from 1758 to 7 April 1767, prior to the fall of Ayutthaya. Moreover, he was called by the people in his time as "King Khiruean" (), which meant "the king with skin disease," due to his chloasma.
== Early life == Ekkathat was born in 1718 during the reign of his uncle King Thaisa. Ekkathat's father Prince Phon of the Front Palace was the younger brother and Wangna or heir presumptive to King Thaisa. Ekkathat's mother was Princess Consort Phlap, one of two main consorts of Prince Phon and a daughter of Chaophraya Bamroe Phuthorn (), a prominent nobleman in the reign of King Phetracha. Ekkathat had one younger brother Uthumphon and five sisters who shared the same mother. Ekkathat also had an older half-brother Prince Thammathibet who was born to another main consort of Prince Phon.