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Upon arrival of the Year of the Monkey, Year Two (2403 BE),[1] ʿOng Somdet Phra Harirak departed to the Abode of the Brave[2] after thirteen years of reigning in the kingdom of Kamphōchāthibǭdī. As regards Phrayā ʿAphaiphūbēt, the father of Phra Khathāthǭnthǭranin, he left the impermanent state[3] after steering the city of Phra Tabǭng for thirteen years. His Majesty then appointed Phra Khathāthǭnthǭranin (Yīa) to take charge of the government affairs of Phra Tabǭng City for the time being.
On that occasion, His Majesty permitted Čhāoʿong Watthā to go out to the Kamphōchāthibǭdī Kingdom to attend the funeral of Somdet Phra Harirak. A keen conflict befell ʿOng Somdet Phra Narōdom and Čhāoʿong Watthā to the extent that they waged war against each other. Routed, Čhāoʿong Watthā fled by way of Kaphong Sawāi City into the city of Nakhǭn Sīammarāt. His Majesty then ordered the ruler of Phra Tabǭng City to take Čhāo Watthā in and send him into Krung Thēp. Later, the Khmer nobles and gentles who were under Čhāoʿong Watthā staged a widespread uprising, marching in formation to fight with the armed force of ʿOng Somdet Phra Narōdom. The armed force of ʿOng Somdet Phra Narōdom was routed. ʿOng Somdet Phra Narōdom fled into the city of Phra Tabǭng with his family as well as Khmer gentles and nobles before sending an official notice into Krung Thēp. His Majesty then had Čhāophrayā Mukkhamontrī bring an armed force to the city of Phra Tabǭng to be stationed there and plan the suppression of the situation in the Kamphōchāthibǭdī Kingdom. As regards ʿOng Somdet Phra Narōdom, he was commanded to come in and meet His Majesty in Krung Thēp. After the armed force of Čhāophrayā Mukkhamontrī moved south to station itself in the city of ʿUdong Mī Chai, His Majesty allowed ʿOng Somdet Phra Narōdom to be sent out on a vessel to land in the city of
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