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the Lord and His Divine Highness the Royal Child, His Divinity Ramesuan, were lost unto the ruler of Hongsa, and Phaya Prap and the regal elephant Phaya Nuphap were sent after, and delivered unto, the ruler of Hongsa in the town of Kamphaeng Phet, and the ruler of Hongsa then sent His Divinity Mahathammarachathirat the Lord and His Divine Highness Ramesuan the Lord unto the Divine City of Glorious Ayutthaya.

In the year 911, the Year of the Rooster (2092 BE),[1] on Saturday, the tenth waxing-moon day of the second month,[2] a bull white elephant a little over four sok tall was obtained from the region of the Tanaosi Wood. He was clept Patchainakhen. On that occasion, the raising of walls for the Divine City of Glorious Ayutthaya was ordered to be commenced.

In the year 912, the Year of the Dog (2093 BE),[3] in the eighth month, on the second waxing-moon day,[4] the royal ceremony of pathommakam[5] was held for His Divine Highness Mahachakkraphat the Lord in the district of Tha Daeng,[6] with Phra Kammawacha[7] as phruetthibat,[8] Phra Phichet[9] as atsadachan,[10] and Phra Inthro[11] as kammakan.[12]

In the year 914, the Year of the Rat (2095 BE),[13] on that occasion, sae barges[14] were ordered to be modified into chai [barges][15] and animal-headed barges.

In the year 915, the Year of the Ox (2096 BE),[16] in the seventh month, commenced was the holding of the royal ceremony of matthayommakam[17] for His Divine Highness Mahachakkraphat in the district of Chai Nat Buri.

In the year 916, the Year of the Tiger (2097 BE),[18] [His Divine Highness] went to corral elephants[19] in Bang Lamung District, where He obtained three score bull and cow elephants. In addition, in the twelfth month, a bull white elephant a little over four sok tall was obtained from the region of the Kanchanaburi Wood. He was clept Phra Khachenthrodom.

In the year 917, the Year of the Rabbit (2098 BE),[20] on Monday, the seventh waning-moon day of the seventh month,[21] a bull white elephant a little over four sok and one khuep tall was obtained from the region of the Phetchaburi Wood. He was clept Phra Kaeosongbat.

  1. 1549/50 CE.
  2. Fine Arts Department (1999, p. 222): Saturday, 28 December 2092 BE (1549 CE).
  3. 1550/51 CE.
  4. Fine Arts Department (1999, p. 222): Monday, 16 June 2093 BE (1550 CE).
  5. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named pathommakam
  6. Literally translating as "Red Port".
  7. A noble title for a brahmin priest attached to the Department of Phruetthibat (Royal Society, 2020, p. 216). Phruetthibat (Thai: พฤฒิบาศ) were brahman priests in charge of performing elephant-related ceremonies and evil removal ceremonies (Royal Institute, n.d.).
  8. A class of brahman priests in charge of performing elephant-related ceremonies and evil removal ceremonies (Royal Institute, n.d.).
  9. A noble title for a brahmin priest attached to the Department of Astromancers (Royal Society, 2020, p. 222).
  10. Atsadachan (Thai: อัษฎาจารย์) literally translates as "master of eight". But this could be a scribal error for hatsadachan (Thai: หัสดาจารย์), literally translating as "elephabt master" or "elephant trainer".
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  12. In modern usage, kammakan (Thai: กรรมการ) means "member (of a committee)". According to the Royal Society (2020, p. 15), it can also mean "servant" in old usage. But it is not certain if any of these meanings is applicable here.
  13. 1552/53 CE.
  14. x
  15. x
  16. 1553/54 CE.
  17. x
  18. 1554/55 CE.
  19. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named wangchang
  20. 1555/56 CE.
  21. x