Ramkhamhaeng
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Ramkhamhaeng, commonly known as Pho Khun Ramkhamhaeng the Great, was the third king of the Phra Ruang dynasty, ruling the Sukhothai Kingdom—a historical polity in what is now Thailand—from 1279 to 129
Statue of King Ramkhamhaeng the Great, Sukhothai Historical Park, Sukhothai Province, Thailand
The three kings monument in Chiang Mai: King Ngam Muang of Phayao (left), King Mangrai of Lan Na (center), and King Ramkhamhaeng of Sukhothai (right).
Ramkhamhaeng stele, Bangkok National Museum
Si Inthrathit
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Si Inthrathit was the first king of the Sukhothai Kingdom, a historical polity in what is now Thailand. He reigned from 1238 until around 1270 and is credited as the founder of the Phra Ruang dynasty,
Ramkhamhaeng
…Buddhism as the state religion of the kingdom. Ramkhamhaeng (sometimes written Ram Khamhaeng) was a son of Pho Khun Bang Klang Hao, who ruled as Pho Khun Si Inthrathit, and his queen, Sueang, though folk legend claims his real parents were an ogress named Kangli and a fisherman. He had two brothers and two sisters…
Statue of Si Inthrathit, Sawankhalok District, Sukhothai Province, Thailand