Narai I

Narai I (Thai: นารายณ์ที่ 1) is regarded as the last sovereign of the Ramanwamsa line of Lavo and simultaneously the inaugural monarch of Xiān at Ayodhya. He was a scion of the Monic dynasty, being the son of King Chandrachota of Lavo and Princess Patima Sudhaduangchan of Haripuñjaya. Following the death of the regent who administered the royal court, Narai I was formally invested with kingship in 1082. His reign commenced at Lavapura, the capital of Lavo, where he ruled during the initial years of his sovereignty, before subsequently transferring the royal seat to Ayodhya.

Narai's demise in 1087 at the age of 28, without leaving a direct heir, precipitated a protracted succession crisis among the nine principal noble clans of the royal court. This internecine conflict endured for a period of two years, ultimately resulting in the enthronement of Phra Chao Luang as the sovereign of Xiān at Ayodhya in 1089. In contrast, the succession at the former capital of Lavapura remains undocumented in extant sources. Nonetheless, historical records indicate that the legendary Tai monarch, Phrom of Yonok, undertook a military expedition southward to depose the reigning Lavo sovereign, thereby installing his son, Kesariraja, as the new ruler in 1106.

During this same period, comparable unrest was recorded in the western valley at Suphannaphum’s Mueang Uthong, where the death of King Anga Indra in 1081 enabled the Pagan monarch, Kar Tayy, to seize control. Subsequently, Pagan forces were recorded to have invaded Ayodhya in 1087 during Narai's reign, the same year in which Narai is believed to have died.