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King Trailok of Siam

Type Figure Region Ayutthaya Time c. 1431–1488 Also known as Trailok、Trailokanat、Borommatrailokkanat、特莱洛迦纳、波罗摩·特莱洛迦纳

Trailokanat was the eighth monarch of the Ayutthaya kingdom of Siam in the fifteenth century, reigning from 1431 to 1488.…

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  1. 1431–1460Ayutthaya · Ayutthaya ProvinceAfter acceding in 1431, Trailokanat reorganized the court and regional vassals, gradually curbing the power of hereditary nobles, and began drafting laws and systems of etiquette, paving the way for subsequent administrative reforms.
  2. 1461–1470Ayutthaya · Ayutthaya ProvinceIn the 1460s Trailokanat deepened the compilation of the Three-World Law, using the Buddhist cosmological worldview to regulate social ranks, the judiciary, and relations between clergy and laity, while adjusting the local administrative system to strengthen royal control over taxation and military resources.
  3. 1471–1488Ayutthaya and the Indochinese Peninsula frontier · ThailandIn his later years Trailokanat continued to deal with Lan Na, Angkor, and the states of the Malay Peninsula, maintaining Siam's sphere of influence in the Indochinese Peninsula through dynastic marriages and military campaigns; he died on the throne in 1488, and his institutional legacy influenced later Siamese royal governance.

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