Maha Thammaracha (king of Ayutthaya)

Maha Thammaracha
มหาธรรมราชา
King of Ayutthaya
King of Siam
Reign1584 – c. 30 June 1590
PredecessorHimself (as vassal king)
SuccessorNaresuan
Vassal King of Siam
Reign29 September 1569 – 1584
PredecessorMahinthrathirat (as sovereign king)
SuccessorHimself (as sovereign king)
EmperorBayinnaung
Born1509
Diedc. 30 June 1590 (aged 81)
c. Saturday, 13th waning of Eighth Siamese month [Ashadha] of 952 CS
Ayutthaya
SpouseWisutkasat
Issue
Names
Maha Thammarachathirat
HouseSukhothai dynasty

Maha Thammaracha (Thai: มหาธรรมราชา, pronounced [mā.hǎː tʰām.mā.rāː.t͡ɕʰāː], Mahādharmarājā , Burmese: မဟာဓမ္မရာဇာ ), Maha Thammarachathirat (Thai: มหาธรรมราชาธิราช, Mahādharmarājādhirāja), or Sanphet I (Thai: สรรเพชญ์ที่ ๑), formerly known as Khun Phirenthorathep (Old Thai: ขุนพิเรนเทพ; Modern Thai: ขุนพิเรนทรเทพ), was a king of Ayutthaya Kingdom from the Sukhothai dynasty, ruling from 1569 to 1590. As a powerful Sukhothai noble, Phirenthorathep gradually rose to power. After playing many political turns, he was eventually crowned as the King of Siam.