List of samuhanayok
The samuhanayok (Template:Langx) was one of the two chief ministers in the historical Chatusadom government system of Siam (now Thailand), originally charged with civil affairs but later overseeing both civil and military affairs in northern cities. During the Ayutthaya and Thonburi periods, the official who held the post usually took the noble title of Chakri (Template:Langx, RTGS: Script error: No such module "lang".).[1] The term, from Sanskrit चक्री cakrī, literally meant "one who has a discus", referring to the Hindu god Vishnu who possesses the discus Sudarshana).
The last office-holder to be known by the title Chakri was Thongduang, who established the Rattanakosin Kingdom and became King Rama I in 1782. His dynasty, which includes the current Thai royal family, is known as the Chakri Dynasty after his former title. Later office-holders of Rattanakosin were granted individualized titles.[1]
List of samuhanayok
| No. | Portrait | Title and name | Term of office | Monarch | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okya Chakri Script error: No such module "Lang". |
c. 1550s ~ | Maha Chakkraphat | |||
| Phraya Chakri | c. 1560s | Mahinthrathirat | Became a spy for King Bayinnaung of Burma, leading to the first fall of Ayutthaya in 1569. | ||
| 3 reigns later | |||||
| File:Sheikh Ahmad seal.svg | Chaophraya Bowonratchanayok (Sheikh Ahmad) Script error: No such module "Lang". |
c. 1600s ~ | Borommaracha I (Songtham) | ||
| 2 reigns later | |||||
| Chaophraya Aphairacha (Chuen) Script error: No such module "Lang". |
c. 1600s–1685 | Sanphet V (Prasat Thong) | |||
| Sanphet VI (Chai) | |||||
| Sanphet VII (Si Suthammaracha) | |||||
| Ramathibodi III (Narai) | |||||
| File:Constantin Phaulkon.jpg | Phraya Wichaiyen (Constantine Phaulkon) Script error: No such module "Lang". |
1685–1688 | Ramathibodi III (Narai) | ||
| Chaophraya Chamnanphakdi (Sombun) Script error: No such module "Lang". |
1688–1703 | Ramathibodi III (Narai) | |||
| Phetracha | |||||
| Chaophraya Chakri (Khrut) Script error: No such module "Lang". |
c. 1705s ~ | Phetracha | |||
| Sanphet VIII (Suriyenthrathibodi) | |||||
| Chaophraya Chakri (Khunnen) Script error: No such module "Lang". |
–1726 | Sanphet IX (Thai Sa) | Died after sentenced to a hundred lashes by the Uparaja (the King's brother) for a minor transgression[2] | ||
| Phraya Ratchasongkhram (Pan) Script error: No such module "Lang". |
c. 1720s ~ | Sanphet IX (Thai Sa) | |||
| Chaophraya Phetphichai (Chai) Script error: No such module "Lang". |
c. 1730s ~ | Maha Thammarachathirat II (Borommakot) | |||
| Chaophraya Aphaimontri Script error: No such module "Lang". |
c. 1740s ~ | [1] | |||
| Chaophraya Ratchaphakdi (Sawang) Script error: No such module "Lang". |
c. 1750s ~ | ||||
| Phraya Aphairacha Script error: No such module "Lang". |
c. 1750s–c. 1770s | Maha Thammarachathirat III (Uthumphon) | |||
| Borommaracha III (Ekkathat) | |||||
| Fall of Ayutthaya | |||||
| 1 | Chaophraya Chakri (Mud) Script error: No such module "Lang". |
1767–1774 | Taksin (Sanphet X) | Usually referred as Chaophraya Chakri Khaek (the 'Muslim Chaophraya Chakri'); he was a descendant of Suleiman, the sultan of Songkhla. | |
| 2 | File:King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke.jpg | Chaophraya Chakri (Thongduang) Script error: No such module "Lang". |
1770[citation needed]–1782 | Also known by the title Somdet Chaophraya Mahakasatsuek (though sources are conflicting).[1] Later seized the throne, establishing Rattanakosin and becoming King Rama I. | |
| Fall of Thonburi | |||||
| 1 | Chaophraya Rattanaphiphit (Son [Sandhiratna]) Script error: No such module "Lang". |
1782–1805 | Rama I | [1] | |
| 2 | Chaophraya Rattanathibet (Kun [Ratnakula]) Script error: No such module "Lang". |
1809–1813[citation needed] | Rama II | [1] | |
| 3 | Chaophraya Aphaiphuthon (Noi [Punyaratabandhu]) Script error: No such module "Lang". |
1813[citation needed]–1827 | Rama II | [1] | |
| Rama III | |||||
| 4 | File:Chao Phraya Bodindradeja (Sing Sinhaseni).jpg | Chaophraya Bodindecha (Sing [Sinhaseni]) Script error: No such module "Lang". |
1829–1849 | Rama III | Spent most of his term leading war campaigns, and was deputized by Phraya Sisahathep (Thongpheng)[1] |
| 5 | File:เจ้าพระยานิกรบดินทร์ (โต กัลยาณมิตร).png | Chaophraya Nikonbodon (To [Kalyanamitra]) Script error: No such module "Lang". |
1851–1863 | Rama III | [1] |
| Mongkut (Rama IV) | |||||
| 6 | File:เจ้าพระยาภูธราภัย (นุช บุยรัตพันธุ์).jpg | Chaophraya Phutharaphai (Nut [Punyaratabandhu]) Script error: No such module "Lang". |
1863–1878 | Mongkut (Rama IV) | [1] |
| Chulalongkorn (Rama V) | |||||
| 7 | File:Brother of the 1st king, Siam, (Thailand) Wellcome L0055544.jpg | Prince Mahamala, Krom Somdet Phra Bamrapporapak Script error: No such module "Lang". |
1878–1886 | Chulalongkorn (Rama V) | [1] |
| 8 | File:เจ้าพระยารัตนบดินทร์ (รอด กัลยาณมิตร).jpg | Chaophraya Rattanabodin (Rot [Kalyanamitra]) Script error: No such module "Lang". |
1886–1892 | Chulalongkorn (Rama V) | Some sources give his name as Bunrot (Script error: No such module "Lang".)[1] |
| Position Abolished | |||||
See also
References
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