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Chonburi marks King Narai Day
Gov. Khomsan Ekachai
leads ceremonies to mark the 325th anniversary of the death of King
Narai the Great.
Chonburi marked the 325th anniversary of the death of
Thailand’s greatest king of Ayutthaya with a garland-laying ceremony at
Chalermprakiet Pavilion.
Gov. Khomsan Ekachai presided over the July 11 ceremony, which saw a
presentation of flowers to mark the death of the Narai Maharat - or King
Ramathibodi III - in 1688.
The date was set as an official holiday by the Cabinet in 2010.
King Narai the Great was the King of Ayutthaya from 1656 to 1688 and
arguably was the most famous Ayutthayan monarch. His reign marked the
kingdom’s greatest era of prosperity but, more importantly, opened the
then-Siam to the west by forming close relations with France and giving
other foreigners significant influence at the royal court.
The period was also marked with turmoil, as England declared war against
Siam after Narai ordered the slaughter of every English settler in the
city of Mergui - now part of Myanmar - and invaded Burmese Lanna in
1662. The king’s willingness to give foreigners power at court also laid
the foundation of the revolution of 1688.
Historians say the most-remarkable aspect of Narai’s reign were his
diplomatic missions sent to France, England, and the Vatican, as well as
Persia, India and China closer to home. (CPRD)
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