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Phetracha
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Also known as Bedraja, P'etraja, Petraja, Petratcha, Phra Phetracha

Phetracha (alternative spellings: Bedraja, ''P'etraja, Petraja, Petratcha; also called Phra Phetracha''; , ; 1632– 5 February 1703) was the king of the Ayutthaya Kingdom from 1688 to 1703 and the founder of the Ban Phlu Luang dynasty, the final ruling house of Ayutthaya. Originally a high-ranking official and Director-General of the Royal Department of Elephants under King Narai, he rose to power by orchestrating the Siamese revolution of 1688. Upon Narai's death, Phetracha seized the throne, executed the late king's heirs, and consolidated his legitimacy by marrying Narai's only daughter. His

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Born
1633
Died
1702
Works
1

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  • ʻAtthatham panhā
  • ʻAtthathammapanhā khō̜ng Somdet Phra Phētrāchā

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Key facts

Royalty.spouse type
Consorts
Royalty.name
Phetracha
Royalty.title
King of Ayutthaya
Royalty.succession
King of Siam
Royalty.image
PITERA TJAY Rex Siam by Gaspar Bouttat 1690.jpg
Royalty.caption
Engraving of King Phetracha by Gaspar Bouttats, 1690
Royalty.reign
1 August 16885 February 1703
Royalty.cor type
Coronation
Royalty.predecessor
Narai
Royalty.successor
Suriyenthrathibodi
Royalty.regent
Sorasak
Royalty.reg type
Viceroy
Royalty.death_place
Ayutthaya Kingdom
Royalty.spouse
Kan, Princess ThephamatSudawadi, Princess YothathepSi Suphan, Princess YothathipKusawadi of Chiang Mai
Royalty.issue
Trat NoiPhra KhwanSuriyenthrathibodiChimChinDamKaeoBunnak
Royalty.religion
Buddhism
Royalty.house
Ban Phlu Luang

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Instance of
human
Official name
สมเด็จพระมหาบุรุษ วิสุทธิเดชอุดม บรมจักรพรรดิเจ้าภิภพกรุงเทพพระมหานคร บวรทวาราวดีศรีอยุธยามหาดิลกภพนพรัตนราชธานีบุรีรมย์ อุดมพระราชนิเวศน์มหาสถาน
Gender
male
Place of birth
Suphan Buri
Languages spoken
Thai
Native language
Thai
Religion
Theravāda
Noble title
king
Image
PITERA TJAY Rex Siam by Gaspar Bouttat 1690.jpg
Number of children
9
Significant event
coronation
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date of birth
1632-01-01
date of death
1703-02-05
Commons category
Phetracha
manner of death
natural causes
cause of death
asthma
date of burial or cremation
1704-12-26
honorific prefix
Majesty
ethnic group
Thai people
social classification
royalty
name in native language
เพทราชา
birth name
ทองคำ
place of burial
Wat Phra Sri Sanphet
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Article · Italiano

Re Phetracha, in thailandese สมเด็จพระเพทราชา (traslitterazione RTGS: Somdet Phra Phetracha) (Ban Phlu Luang, 1632 – Ayutthaya, 5 febbraio 1703), è stato dal 1688 al 1703 il ventinovesimo sovrano del Regno di Ayutthaya, fondato nel 1350 da Ramathibodi I nei territori dell'odierna Thailandia. Fu generale dell'esercito e quando il predecessore Narai fu sul letto di morte si pose a capo della rivoluzione del 1688 facendone uccidere gli eredi e il primo ministro Constantine Phaulkon, costringendo inoltre alla fuga i francesi, che erano stati per alcuni anni i principali alleati del Siam. Usurpò così il trono e fondò la dinastia Ban Phlu Luang, l'ultima del Regno di Ayutthaya. Fece sopprimere le varie ribellioni che scoppiarono nelle province durante il suo regno. La violenta usurpazione del trono fu forse la causa delle notizie, probabilmente distorte, riportate nelle antiche cronache di Thonburi e dei primi regni di Rattanakosin, secondo le quali molti monarchi della dinastia Ban Phlu Luang, tra cui lo stesso Phetracha, furono i responsabili della decadenza che causò la caduta di Ayutthaya nel 1767. Fu comunque la dinastia più longeva del regno.

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