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Phra (Indr)arājā, the chief of Suphan, offering him the sceptre of Ayuddhya. When Somdet Phra Indrarājā anived, the Minister raised an army, and plundered and conquered Ayuddhya. He then invited his Majesty Phra Indrarājā to assume the sceptre and be appointed Somedet Phraya Rām chief of Padāgūchām.

765.

In 781, the year of the pig, a report was sp1ead that the Phra Mahadharmarājādhirāj [of Chiengmai] was dead and that all northern cities were in a state of unrest. His Majesty proceeded to Müang Phra. Bang,[1] and at that time the chief of the city andPhraya Rām paid homage.

780.

In 786, the year of the dragon, Phm InJraraja fell ill a nd died.

At tl1at time hi s eldest and seeon l so ns (C hao Ai Pilray~t and Chao Yi Phmya) fought each other on elephants on t he bridge Pa Than and l>ot h died in the tight. Then th e th ird son a.s~um ad the crown in Ayudcl hya and took the nam e of the Pammarajad hiraj. He built two

-;brines in lllelllOl',Y OI hi s brot hers 11t the place where they had fought

<tnd cliuJ at P.:-t Thi:Lu. In t he li<Wtc year he erected Wat H.ajbuna. In 793, the year of the pig, th e Somcl et Paramaraja conquered 783. (Na klwu Luan g,) and he t hen appointed hi s son Phra Na.khon Indr to bold sway over it. At t lw,t time the King ord er ed Phraya Keo and Phraya Th ai to bring all images to Ayuddh ya. In 800, t.he yetu- of the horse, the Somdet Phra Paramar a786. jadhiri:Li buil t t he temple Jlhheyong in memory of hi s accession and Smndet Phra H.aLDesuan, hi s Hoyal son, proceeded to Phitsnulok, and it was then noticed that blood flowed from the eyes of the Buddha Jinaraj. 788.

789.

790.

792.

In 802, th e yea r of the monkey a fire broke out in the H.ajmandira. In 803, the ye:tr of the cock, a fire broke out in the palace Trimukh. In 804, the year of the dog, Somdet Parmarajadhiraj went on an expedition to Chiengmai, but he could not conquer th e city as he tell ill, and he returned with hi s army. In 806, the year of the rat, th e King suppressed the contending factions, and erected a camp at P,tthai Khasem, a nd after havin g made 120,000 prison ers of war, the army r etmn ed.

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