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Statue of King Ramkhamhaeng the Great - Sukhothai

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S.Aubin/Novapix

Reference

t-astha-91000

Date

2020-01-13

Pho Khun Ram Khamhaeng (birth: around 1237-1247; death: 1298) was the third king of the Phra Ruang Dynasty, ruling the Sukhothai Kingdom (a historical kingdom of Thailand) from 1279 to 1298, during its most prosperous era.
He is credited for the creation of the Thai alphabet and the firm establishment of Theravada Buddhism as the state religion of the kingdom.