Maha Chakkraphat

Maha Chakkraphat
มหาจักรพรรดิ
King of Ayutthaya
King of Siam
Reign1548 – 18 February 1564
Coronation19 January 1549
PredecessorWorawongsathirat
SuccessorMahinthrathirat (as vassal king)
Reignbefore 12 May 1568 – 15 April 1569
PredecessorMahinthrathirat
SuccessorMahinthrathirat
Born1509
Died15 April 1569
Ayutthaya
SpouseSri Suriyothai
IssueRamesuan
Mahinthrathirat
Wisutkasat
Boromdilok
Thepkasatri
Srisaowarat
HouseSuphannaphum

Maha Chakkraphat (Thai: มหาจักรพรรดิ, pronounced [mā.hǎː t͡ɕàk.krā.pʰát]; 1509 – 1569; Burmese: မဟာစကြဝတ္တိမင်း or မဟာချက္ကရဖတ်; also ဗြသာဓိရာဇာ, Phra Sādhirāja) was king of the Ayutthaya kingdom from 1548 to 1564 and 1568 to 1569. Originally called Prince Thianracha, or Prince Tien, 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 Sudachan.