Ekkathat
King of Ayutthaya · Thailand · On the map · Historical Figures · Lived 1709 to 1767 · aged 58
Ekkathat or Borommoracha III or King of Suriyamarin Throne Hall was the 6th monarch of the Ban Phlu Luang dynasty, the 33rd and the last monarch of Ayutthaya Kingdom, ruling from 1758 to 7 April 1767, prior to the fall of Ayutthaya.
Ekkathat is read about 83 times a day, in 20 languages.
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Ayutthaya during Ekkathat's reign
Map showing the Burmese Invasion of Siam in 1760 through Tavoy, Tenasserim, through Singkhon Pass into Siam.
Wat Na Phramen Temple, just off the northern walls of Ayutthaya, was the place where the Burmese stationed their cannons to fire onto Ayutthaya in April 1760.
Map showing the Burmese Invasion of Siam in 1765 in two routes; from Tavoy, Tenasserim from the west and from Lanna from the north.
Modern depiction of the Fall of Ayutthaya in April 1767 at National Memorial of Thailand.
Ekkathat's body was buried in a mound in front of Wiharn Mongkhon Bophit temple in April 1767. Seven months later, in November 1767, Phraya Tak ordered the body of Ekkathat to be exhumed and given proper ceremonies.About this person
Moreover, he was called by the people in his time as "Khun Luang Khiruean", which meant "the king with skin disease," due to his chloasma.
