1. Borommatrailokkanat was one of many monarchs who gained the epithet King of White Elephants.
16 Facts About Borommatrailokkanat
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Borommatrailokkanat was the first Thai king to possess a "noble" or white elephant, which, according to Buddhist belief, was a "glorious and happy sign".
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Borommatrailokkanat's reign was known for massive reforms of Thai bureaucracy and a successful campaign against the Lan Na Kingdom to the north.
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Borommatrailokkanat was revered as one of the greatest monarchs of Thailand.
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Borommatrailokkanat separated civil and military officials, giving them titular ranks and feudal ranks to create the hierarchy of nobility, or life-nobles.
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Borommatrailokkanat established the mandalas: Inner Cities, Outer Cities, and Tributaries.
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Borommatrailokkanat stopped the tradition of appointing royal princes to govern cities, as they had always clashed with each other in times of succession.
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Borommatrailokkanat appointed his eldest son Uparaja of Ayutthaya while he lived in Phitsanulok for twenty-five years, keeping Chiang Mai under control.
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In 1468, Borommatrailokkanat adopted a mandala tributary system, and ranked the cities recognizing him as overlord.
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Borommatrailokkanat, upon seeing the seriousness of the wars, made Phitsanulok his base, moving the capital from Ayutthaya.
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Borommatrailokkanat, accompanied by more than 2000 followers, was the first Thai king to be ordained as a Buddhist monk.
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Borommatrailokkanat sent his son, Prince Intharacha, to crush the invading armies.
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In 1474, Borommatrailokkanat finally expelled Lan Na out of Ayutthaya territories.
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In Phitsanulok, Borommatrailokkanat ordered the establishment of new temples as well as the restoration of existing older ones.
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Borommatrailokkanat ordered the construction of a cetiya and other buildings at Wat Ratchaburana, Phitsanulok, for example.
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In 1485, Borommatrailokkanat appointed his son Prince Chaiyachettha as the Uparaja and King of Sukhothai.