Maha Chakkraphat

Ruler of Ayutthaya

Maha Chakkraphat (Thai: มหาจักรพรรดิ, pronounced [mā.hǎː t͡ɕàk.krā.pʰát]; 1509 – 1569; Burmese: မဟာစကြဝတ္တိမင်း or မဟာချက္ကရဖတ်; also ဗြသာဓိရာဇာ, Phra Sādhirāja) or Phra Chao Chang Phueak (พระเจ้าช้างเผือก; "King of White Elephants") was king of the Ayutthaya kingdom from 1548 to 1564 and 1568 to 1569. Originally called Prince Thianracha (พระเทียรราชา, RTGS: Phra Thianracha), he was put on the throne by Khun Phiren Thorathep and his supporters of the Sukhothai clan, who had staged a coup by killing the usurper King Worawongsathirat and Si Sudac...