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Some of the confederates of the Maharaja fled to
Wiengchan. Thither they were pursued by the Crown
Prince of Burma. to the
King Jai Jett'a escaped jungle,
leaving his capital at the mercy of the Burmese, who
removed to Burma his brother and all his
wives, including
a of
daughter King Chakrap'at.
At the end of the
year 1565 King Chakrap'at appointed
his son, Prince Mahin, to be Regent, and retired into
private life.
The task of the Regent was no easy one, and Prince
Mahin was a man of little and of
ability, quite incapable
with the difficult which faced him.
dealing problems
Maha T'ammaraja interfered in every detail of the
administration, and opposed every measure which
to be to the interests of the
appeared contrary King
of Burma.
One P'ya Ram, Governor of Kamp'engp'et, being
dissatisfied with Maha came to
T'ammaraja's policy,
and became before the chief adviser of the
Ayut'ia, long
Prince His influence was anti-
Regent. strongly
Burmese.
Ram conceived the of control over
P'ya plan regaining
the northern with the assistance of the of
provinces King
Wiengchan, who was secretly invited to attack P'its-
anulok. needed no second invitation.
King Jai Jett'a
At the end of the he advanced to P'itsanulok
year 1566
at the head of a large army and laid siege to the town.
The Prince Regent of Siam marched northwards with a
strong force, supported by a fleet of boats, ostensibly to
assist his kinsman, but in reality with the intention of
gaining access to the town and delivering it to the King
of The Prince was refused admittance, and
Wiengchan.
before a Burmese sent for Maha T'am-
long army, by
maraja on the first threat of danger, arrived. The King