Sri Dharmasokaraja III
| Sri Dharmasokaraja III ศรีธรรมโศกราชที่ 3 | |
|---|---|
| King of Tambralinga | |
| Reign | 1183–1230 |
| Predecessor | Sri Dharmasokaraja II |
| Successor | Chandrabhanu III |
| Born | Nakhon Si Thammarat |
| Died | 1230 Nakhon Si Thammarat |
| Dynasty | Padmavamsa (Lotus) |
Sri Dharmasokaraja III (Thai: ศรีธรรมโศกราชที่ 3), also known as Chandrabhanu II (จันทรภาณุที่ 2) or Vaṃśasurā I (พงษ์สุราหะที่ 1) , was a late 12th–early 13th century monarch of Tambralinga, mentioned in the Legend of Nakhon Si Thammarat. He is said to have succeeded his elder brother, Sri Dharmasokaraja II, in 1183 CE.[1]: 41
Thai scholarship has often equated him with Chandrabhanu (III),[1]: 41 the ruler renowned for the expansion of Tambralinga’s authority into Lanka; however, Chandrabhanu (III) is generally dated to a reign spanning 1230–1262 CE and is therefore understood to have succeeded Sri Dharmasokaraja III.[2] The precise dynastic relationship between Sri Dharmasokaraja III and Chandrabhanu (III) consequently remains a matter of ongoing scholarly debate, since Chandrabhanu (III) is identified as a son of Kalinga Magha of the Polonnaruwa Kingdom, while at the same time being claimed in some traditions to belong to the same dynastic line as the earlier Sri Dharmasokaraja rulers.[3]: 173
References
- ^ a b Chatchai Sukrakarn (October 2005). "พระเจ้าศรีธรรมาโศกราช" [Sri Thammasokaraj] (PDF) (in Thai). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 August 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ Liyanage, A. The Decline of Polonnaruwa and the rise of Dambadeniya, (Colombo, 1968) p.136; Recuil des Inscriptions du Siam II, 26, tr.27.
- ^ Ananda W.P. Guruge (1996). "Senarat Paranavitana as a Writer of Historical Fiction in Sanskrit" (PDF). Vidyodaya Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. 7 (1&2): 157–79. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2022.