Uthumphon
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Uthumphon (Thai: อุทุมพร;[3] Burmese: ဥဒုမ္ဗရ) Maha Thammarachathirat III or Uthumphon Mahaphon Phinit (Thai: อุทุมพรมหาพรพินิต; c. 1733[4]– 1796) was the 32nd and penultimate monarch of the Ayutthaya Kingdom, ruling in 1758 for about three months. Facing various throne claimants, Uthumphon was finally forced to abdicate and enter monkhood. His preference of being a monk rather than keeping the throne earned him the epithet "Khun Luang Ha Wat"[3] (Thai: ขุนหลวงหาวัด), or "the king who lives in the temple".[5]: 298–300
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Uthumphon อุทุมพร | |
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King of Ayutthaya | |
King of Siam | |
Reign | 1 May 1758 – 1758 (3 months) 1759/1760 – 1762[1] |
Predecessor | Borommakot |
Successor | Ekkathat |
Viceroy of Siam | |
Tenure | 1757 – 1758 |
Appointer | Borommakot |
Predecessor | Thammathibet |
Successor | Inthraphithak (as Viceroy of Thonburi) |
Born | c. 1733[2] Ayutthaya Kingdom |
Died | 1796 (aged ~63) Mandalay, Konbaung |
Burial | |
Spouse | Thao Toi |
House | Ban Phlu Luang dynasty |
Father | Borommakot |
Mother | Phiphitmontri |
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His memorial tomb is located in the Lin Zin Gon (Kone) cemetery in Amarapura, about 500m north east of the U Bein Bridge.