Sanphet VI (Chai)

Chai
ไชย
King of Ayutthaya
King of Siam
Reign1655–1656
PredecessorPrasat Thong
SuccessorSi Suthammaracha
Born1630 (1630)
Died1656 (aged 25–26)
Names
Chai
Sanphet VI
HousePrasat Thong
FatherPrasat Thong

Chai (Thai: ไชย) or Somdet Chao Fa Chai (Thai: สมเด็จเจ้าฟ้าไชย; 1630 – 1656), also known as Sanphet VI (Thai: สมเด็จพระสรรเพชญ์ที่ 6), was the king of the Ayutthaya Kingdom from 1655 to 1656. The eldest son of King Prasat Thong, he reigned for less than a year before being deposed and executed in a coup led by his uncle, Si Suthammaracha, and his younger brother, Narai.