Ekathotsarot
| Ekathotsarot เอกาทศรถ | |||||
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| King of Ayutthaya | |||||
Statue at Wat Pha Mok, Ang Thong | |||||
| King of Siam | |||||
| Reign | 25 April 1605 – 1610/11 | ||||
| Predecessor | Naresuan | ||||
| Successor | Si Saowaphak | ||||
| Viceroy of Siam | |||||
| Tenure | 1590 – 25 April 1605 | ||||
| Appointer | Naresuan | ||||
| Predecessor | Naresuan | ||||
| Successor | Sutat | ||||
| Born | 1560 Phitsanulok, Ayutthaya Kingdom | ||||
| Died | 1610/11 (aged 50/51) Ayutthaya, Ayutthaya Kingdom | ||||
| Issue | Suthat, Viceroy of Siam King Si Saowaphak King Songtham Sisin Ong Thong | ||||
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| House | Sukhothai Dynasty | ||||
| Father | Maha Thammaracha | ||||
| Mother | Wisutkasat | ||||
Ekathotsarot (Thai: เอกาทศรถ, pronounced [ʔēː.kāː.tʰót.sā.rót], Ekādaśaratha) or Sanphet III (Thai: สรรเพชญ์ที่ ๓); 1560 – 1610/11) was the King of Ayutthaya from 1605 to 1610/11 and overlord of Lan Na from 1605 to 1608/09, succeeding his brother Naresuan. His reign was mostly peaceful as Siam was a powerful state through the conquests of Naresuan. It was also during his reign that foreigners of various origin began to fill the mercenary corps. In particular, the king had a regiment of professional Japanese guards under the command of Yamada Nagamasa.: 51
Right around Ekathotsarot's reign, the English first came to Siam in 1612.: 53 : 242