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The date of death is not known.
King Int'arat'itya's
His eldest son died young, and he was succeeded by his
second son, who bore the name of King Ban Mliang.
This King did not reign for long ; he died about 1275
and was followed by his ambitious and valiant younger
brother, Ramk'amheng.
earned the title of Ram-
King Ramk'amheng justly
the Great. He was one of the most redoubtable
k'amheng
warriors and conquerors whom Siam has ever produced.
In his of over he raised the
long reign forty years strug-
state of Suk'ot'ai to be a and extensive
gling powerful
Kingdom. When he died, the following cities and dis-
tricts were or to him
subject tributary : Phre, Nan,
Luang P'rabang, P'itsanulok, Lomsak, Wiengchan, Nak'-
1 Nak'on
onsawan, Suwanp'umi, Ratburi, P'etchaburi,
Srit'ammarat, Raheng, Mesot, Tenasserim, Tavoy,
Martaban, Taungu, Pegu right up to the Bay of
Bengal, and other districts which cannot now be
identified.
It must not, however, be assumed that King Ram-

k'amheng exercised effective control over all these regions.
For instance, the Prince of Sup'an had by this time already
attained to a and the Tai rulers of
powerful position,
Lopburi and the ancient city of Ayodhia (both related
to King Ramk'amheng) were either independent or
were to the of Cambodia. We read in
subject King
Chinese that in a Tai State to the south of
history 1289
Suk'ot'ai sent an to China. This State was
embassy
" "
called by the Chinese Law Hok Kok and is stated
to have later overcome Suk'ot'ai. It was probably
Lawo. 1
The eastern of Siam,
portion including Chantabun,
still to Cambodia. To the north-west two
belonged lay
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Sup' an. Now called Lopbun.