Ramapandita
| Ramapandita รามบัณฑิตย์ | |||||
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| King of Mueang Uthong | |||||
| King of Dvaravati's Mueang Uthong | |||||
| Reign | 1006 – c.1046 | ||||
| Predecessor | Pansa | ||||
| Successor | Anga Indra | ||||
| Died | c. 1046 Mueang Uthong | ||||
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Ramapandita (Thai: รามบัณทิตย์, RTGS: Ramabandit) was a Dvaravati monarch attested in the Northern Royal Chronicle.[1]: 59 He succeeded Pansa in 1006,[2]: 44 although the nature of their familial relationship is not recorded.[1]: 59–60 His reign witnessed the replacement of the Chula Sakkarat era with the Buddhist Era, the construction of several temples, and a visit by the Supreme Patriarch of the Pagan Kingdom, indicating the promotion of Buddhism during his rule.[1]: 59–60 [2]: 42
The chronicle provides no information regarding the end of his reign;[1]: 59–60 based on this, Borihan Thepthani estimated that it concluded around 1046.[2]: 44 Following his rule, the polity experienced a period of power struggle,[2]: 42 after which the throne was assumed by Anga Indra, the son of Kalapaksa (Thai: กาฬปักษ์).[1]: 60
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 Phra Wichianpreecha (Noi) (1934). Northern Chronicle (in Thai). Royal Society of Thailand. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 Thepthani, Phra Borihan (1953). Thai National Chronicles: the history of the nation since ancient times (in Thai). S. Thammasamakkhi. Archived from the original on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.