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Trailok (King of Ayutthaya)

Type Figure Region Southeast Asia Time c. 1431–1488 Also known as Dailailuo

Trailok was the seventh king of the Ayutthaya dynasty of Siam in the fifteenth century, reigning from about 1448 to 1488.…

Timeline

  1. 1448–1470Ayutthaya · ThailandAfter succeeding to the throne, Trailok gradually established central royal authority, began drafting the rudiments of laws on land and labor ranks, and reformed the sangha and court etiquette, laying the foundation for the subsequent Sakdina system.
  2. 1471–1480Ayutthaya · ThailandIn this phase Trailok deepened the Sakdina rank hierarchy, regulating relations among nobles, monks, and commoners through quantified labor-service and tribute obligations, and continued to promote the compilation of Buddhist scriptures. The kingdom still experienced occasional border frictions with its southern and eastern neighbors.
  3. 1481–1488Ayutthaya · ThailandIn his later years Trailok maintained the established administrative and religious order, and arrangements for succession by his sons became increasingly clear. His reign is regarded as a key phase in the legal codification and Buddhist state-building of Ayutthaya.

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