Songtham

Monarch

– 1628

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Who was Songtham?

Somdet Phra Boromma Trailokanat Songtham was the King of Ayutthaya from 1611 to 1628 of the House of Sukhōday. His reign was marked as prosperity after the First Fall of Ayutthaya and saw the commencement of trade with foreign nations especially the Dutch and the Japanese. Songtham filled his guards with foreign mercenaries most notably the JapaneseYamada Nagamasa.

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  • สมเด็จพระบรมราชาที่ 1
Died
Dec 13, 1628

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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