Uthumphon
Uthumphon (Thai: อุทุมพร; Burmese: ဥဒုမ္ဗရ) Maha Thammarachathirat III or Uthumphon Mahaphon Phinit (Thai: อุทุมพรมหาพรพินิต; c. 1733– 1796) was the 32nd and penultimate monarch of the Ayutthaya Kingdom, ruling in 1758 for about three months. Facing various throne claimants, Uthumphon was finally forced to abdicate and enter monkhood. His preference of being a monk rather than keeping the throne earned him the epithet "Khun Luang Ha Wat" (Thai: ขุนหลวงหาวัด), or "the king who lives in the temple".: 298–300
| Uthumphon อุทุมพร | |
|---|---|
| King of Ayutthaya | |
A Burmese depiction of an Ayutthaya king, either depicting Uthumphon or Ekkathat, British Library, London | |
| King of Ayutthaya | |
| Reign | 1 May 1758 – 1758 (3 months) 1759/1760 – 1762 |
| Predecessor | Borommakot |
| Successor | Ekkathat |
| Viceroy of Ayutthaya | |
| Tenure | 1757 – 1758 |
| Appointer | Borommakot |
| Predecessor | Thammathibet |
| Successor | Inthraphithak (as Viceroy of Thonburi) |
| Born | c. 1733 Ayutthaya Kingdom |
| Died | 1796 (aged ~63) Mandalay, Konbaung Kingdom |
| Burial | |
| House | Ban Phlu Luang dynasty |
| Father | King Borommakot |
| Mother | Princess Phiphitmontri |
His memorial tomb is located in the Lin Zin Gon (Kone) cemetery in Amarapura, about 500m north east of the U Bein Bridge.
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