Lithai

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Lithai was a prominent king of the Sukhothai Kingdom in 14th-century Thailand, known for consolidating royal power and promoting Theravada Buddhism and Thai culture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Sukhothai ⓘ
Thai monarch ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Mahathammaracha I ⓘ
Phaya Lithai ⓘ
associatedWith Trai Phum (Three Worlds) cosmology ⓘ
authorOf Trai Phum Phra Ruang ⓘ
capital Sukhothai ⓘ
country Sukhothai Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Sukhothai
culturalInfluence codification of Buddhist cosmology in Thai literature ⓘ
development of early Thai political thought ⓘ
culturalLegacy early standardization of Thai literary prose ⓘ
integration of Buddhism into Thai statecraft ⓘ
dynasty Phra Ruang dynasty ⓘ
encouraged Buddhist monastic education ⓘ
construction and renovation of Buddhist temples ⓘ
era 14th century ⓘ
father Loe Thai ⓘ
governmentTypeDuringReign Theravada Buddhist monarchy ⓘ
historicalPeriod classical Sukhothai period ⓘ
influenced later Thai kingship ideology ⓘ
language Thai ⓘ
notableFor administrative centralization of Sukhothai ⓘ
consolidation of royal power in Sukhothai ⓘ
patronage of Buddhist scholarship ⓘ
promotion of Thai culture ⓘ
promotion of Theravada Buddhism ⓘ
notableWork Trai Phum Phra Ruang ⓘ
patronOf Theravada Buddhist sangha ⓘ
placeOfActivity Northern Thailand ⓘ
linked to: northern Thailand

Sukhothai ⓘ
positionHeld King of Sukhothai ⓘ
predecessor Ram Khamhaeng’s successors ⓘ
promoted Buddhist moral and cosmological concepts ⓘ
merit-making and royal piety ⓘ
region Mainland Southeast Asia ⓘ
reignEnd 1368 ⓘ
reignStart 1347 ⓘ
religion Theravada Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Theravada
royalHouse Phra Ruang ⓘ
sphereOfInfluence Upper Chao Phraya River basin ⓘ
strengthened legitimacy of the Sukhothai monarchy ⓘ
relationship between monarchy and sangha ⓘ
succeededBy Mahathammaracha II ⓘ
successor Mahathammaracha II ⓘ
title Mahathammaracha I ⓘ
used Buddhist cosmology to justify royal authority ⓘ

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