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Politics of succession Uthong family- 1:Uthong(r ) 2:Ramesuan, son, :Ramesuan,2nd, :Ramracha, son, Suphanburi family- 3:Boromracha I, in-law, r :Thonglan,son,r : Intharacha, nephew of 3, r : Boromracha II, son of 7, r : Trailok, son of 8,48-88
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The Rise of Ayudhya
• King Uthong(1314-1369) Ramathibodi I Founded Ayudhya in 1351
• Decline of two existing states: Sukhothai and Angkor.
• Politics of succession=New pattern of the struggle for power, institutionalized, family claim. 2 families, Uthong and Suphanburi monopolized from 1351-1569.1
The Rule of law• Thammasat law from Hindu’s Dhammasastra• Law on Evidence, Offenses against gov’t and
people, Receiving Plaints, Abduction,Robbery, Husband&Wife, Slave
• Supreme, unchangeable• King’s laws, palatine law, kings can revised,
modified,i.e. execution of royalty• Court system--within each department, based on personal
relation, open for abuses
Politics of succession
• Uthong family-• 1:Uthong(r 1350-69)• 2:Ramesuan, son,69-70• 5:Ramesuan,2nd, 88-95• 6:Ramracha, son, 1395-
1409
• Suphanburi family-• 3:Boromracha I, in-law, r
1370-88• 4:Thonglan,son,r 88-88• 7: Intharacha, nephew of 3,
r. 1409-24• 8: Boromracha II, son of 7,
r 1424-48• 9: Trailok, son of 8,48-88
Sakdina[feudal] system• Sakdina= field power
– from two laws; law of the Civil Hierarchy, law of the Military and Provincial Hierarchies, issued by K.Trailok
– Two chief ministries; Kalahom(military) and Mahatthai (civilian)• Under Mahatthai were 4 ministries: capital,
palace, agriculture, and treasury.
Sakdina and ranking
• King--unlimited rai(2.5 rai=1 acre)• Uparat--100,000• Chief minister--10,000• Minor department head--400• Sakdina 400 and up began the bureaucratic
nobility or the ‘khunnang’: below is commoner• petty officials=50-400• craftsmen=50; peasant freemen=25• slaves and beggars=5
Famous Kings of Ayudhya• Ayudhya history divided into 2 periods: 1351-1569;
1570-1767.• 1st half, Uthong, Trailok(1448-63),politico-religious
integration of Ayudhya and Sukhothai; Ordain. Naresuan(r.1590-1605) War with Burma, fell in 1569
• Declared independence in 1590• 2nd half: uneven institutional development exacerbated
by increasing relations with Western European powers. Portugese, Dutch, French, English
• Narai (r 1656-88) sent missions to France 1680s.• Succession came from strong nobles. Song Tham 1611;
Prasat Thong 1656; Phretracha 1688.
Ayudhya: Sources of strength and instability
• Growing differences between Siam and its northern neighbors.
• Rebellion led by Thammathian, a retainer of Narai’s brother in 1690. Bun Khwang, a holy man rebel in 1698-70.
• China trade—strength of the king over noble
The Burmese and Thai war
• 1760 Burma attack the Thai kingdom, from north to southwest.
• Unsuccessful expedition, ended.• 1764 started again. From north to central.• Ayudhya fell in 1760, unable to mount
manpower to resistance the attack.
weaknesses
• Every royal succession in the two centuries from 16th to 18th turned into a political crisis.
• Became dangerous as stakes grew higher.• Cut into noble’s interest and power.• Led to the general crisis from royal and
noble powers