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The King of Burma now determined to get rid of
Ram. He therefore caused Maha
P'ya T'ammaraja
to write to his wife in that
secretly Ayut'ia, saying P'ya
Ram alone was the author and of the war
instigator ;
if he were delivered terms could be
up, easily arranged.
King Mahin, after asking the advice of members of the
faction opposed to P'ya Ram, was base enough to deliver
up his faithful General to the Burmese. He was punished
for his for with base-
treachery, Bhureng Noung, equal
ness, broke his word, and refused to discuss terms,
demanding unconditional surrender.
In May King Mahin became jealous of his brave
Prince Sri He accused the
young brother, Sawaraja.
young Prince of taking too much responsibility upon
and ordered him to be executed.
himself, cruelly
The on until and in the end the
siege lagged August,
city only fell through treachery. P'ya Chakri, who, as
will be remembered, was one of the hostages sent to
Burma with Prince Ramesuen after the second Burmese
invasion in had to
1563, accompanied Bhureng Noung
He one in chains before one of
Ayut'ia. appeared day
the Siamese forts, pretending that he had escaped from
confinement. King Mahin received him well, and placed
him in a of Before the traitor
position authority. long
had his creatures at several
posted important points.
The vulnerable were notified to the
positions duly
Burmese. On a attack
Sunday, August 3Oth, 1569, great
was made, this time with success. Thus Ayut'ia fell
for the first time, a victim to the treachery of one of her
own sons. 1
King Mahin, and all the Royal Family, were taken
to with a vast concourse
away captive Burma, together
1
Burmese history relates that Bhureng Noung found occasion, not long after
a just fate for so infamous
the fall of Ayut'ia, to have P'ya Ram executed ;
a traitor.