King Ramathibodi I

E631995

King Ramathibodi I was the 14th-century monarch who established the Ayutthaya Kingdom and became its first king, laying the foundations for a major Siamese (Thai) state.

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King Ramathibodi I canonical 3
Ramathibodi I 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Ayutthaya ⓘ
Thai monarch ⓘ
founder of state ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
associatedReligionPolicy support of Buddhist monastic institutions ⓘ
capitalEstablished Ayutthaya ⓘ
linked to: Ayutthaya, Thailand
conflictContext power struggle with neighboring Khmer and Tai states ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Ayutthaya Kingdom ⓘ
Siam ⓘ
culturalInfluence helped consolidate Theravada Buddhism in central Siam ⓘ
deathPlace Ayutthaya ⓘ
linked to: Ayutthaya, Thailand
dynasty Uthong dynasty ⓘ
era 14th century ⓘ
ethnoCulturalContext Tai ⓘ
foreignRelations maintained relations with neighboring Tai and Khmer polities ⓘ
founded Ayutthaya Kingdom ⓘ
City of Ayutthaya ⓘ
linked to: Ayutthaya, Thailand
governmentForm absolute monarchy ⓘ
historicalPeriod pre-modern Siam ⓘ
historicalSignificance founder of one of the most powerful Siamese kingdoms ⓘ
languageContext Old Thai ⓘ
linked to: Thai language
legacy Ayutthaya became a major regional power in mainland Southeast Asia ⓘ
legalInfluence Hindu and Buddhist legal traditions ⓘ
legalReforms promulgation of a law code influenced by Dharmashastra ⓘ
modernCountryTerritory Thailand ⓘ
name Ramathibodi I ⓘ
linked to: King Ramathibodi I
notableFor establishing the Ayutthaya Kingdom ⓘ
laying foundations of a major Siamese state ⓘ
personalName U Thong ⓘ
politicalStrategy integration of surrounding Tai principalities ⓘ
positionHeld first king of Ayutthaya Kingdom ⓘ
predecessor none (founder of the Ayutthaya throne) ⓘ
predecessorPolity Lopburi (Lavo) polity ⓘ
linked to: Lopburi

Suphanburi polity ⓘ
region Mainland Southeast Asia ⓘ
regionRuled Chao Phraya River basin ⓘ
linked to: Chao Phraya River
reignEnd 1369 ⓘ
reignStart 1351 ⓘ
religion Theravada Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Theravada
royalHouse House of Uthong ⓘ
royalTitle King of Ayutthaya ⓘ
linked to: King Naresuan

King of Siam ⓘ
sourceType Thai chronicles ⓘ
successor Ramesuan ⓘ
successorState Rattanakosin Kingdom (as later Thai successor state) ⓘ
titleMeaning Ramathibodi means "Lord Rama" or "Rama as chief" ⓘ
linked to: Buddhist Dhammaraja

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ayutthaya Kingdom → foundedBy → King Ramathibodi I ⓘ
Ayutthaya Kingdom → notableRuler → King Ramathibodi I ⓘ
Ayutthaya, Thailand → foundedBy → King Ramathibodi I ⓘ
Ayutthaya Kingdom → foundedBy → Ramathibodi I ⓘ
subject linked to: Ayudhya
linked to: King Ramathibodi I
King Ramathibodi I → name → Ramathibodi I ⓘ
linked to: King Ramathibodi I