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The Tiger King Of Ayutthaya In Thailand

Luang Sorasak is one of the Kings who ruled over Ayutthaya. The king ascended to the throne in 1703. The reign of King Luang Sorasak is considered to be the gloomiest and darkest in the history of Ayutthaya.

Luang Sorasak succeeded the King Petraja. When the King was in deathbed he appointed his nephew Pichai Surin as his successor. Knowing this, Luang Sorasak got angry and forcibly took power and ascended to the throne, declaring himself the king. Thus, in 1703, a tyrannical, egotistical man crowned himself as the new King of Siam. The king had a title “The Tiger King”. The title did not mean that he

was noble or gracious. The title denoted the king’s cruelty towards his subjects. It is said that the king was very interested in all sort of cruel games especially in kickboxing which was a violent contact sport during those days. Once he disguised himself as a common man and participated in a kickboxing competition where he challenged two men to fight with him. During the fight, he brutally kicked the men to death and won the match.

The King had two sons, the elder son Wang Nah was appointed as the viceroy and the younger was given the title Phra Buntun-Noi. A story has it that the king along with his sons and soldiers were chasing an elephant. However, the sons made a mistake and the elephant escaped. As a result the two sons were brutally punished.

The Tiger King was also infamous for his sexual exploits. If a girl dared to reject him, he would force himself on her, rape her and then kill her. A number of dead bodies were regularly removed from the palace.

Once again peace and dignity prevailed in Ayutthaya after the death of the Tiger King in 1709.

Source by Pauline Go