Boromarachathirat III

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King Boromarachathirat III or Boromakot (Thai: สมเด็จพระบรมราชาธิราชที่ 3 or พระเจ้าอยู่หัวบรมโกศ) (ca. 1680-1758) was king of Ayutthaya 1733 till his death. He was a son of King Sanphet VIII or Tiger King. His reign was the 2nd glorious period of Ayutthaya kingdom.

In 1753, he sent a group of senior monks to Sri Lanka to re-establish Buddhism there. Due to this the Buddism in Sri Lanka is called Siamvongse Buddhism. He had so many Poets, one of them was his son, Prince Dhammadhibeth (เจ้าฟ้าธรรมธิเบศร). He ordered to renovate many royal temples in Ayutthaya.

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