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the first governor general of the city of Phra Tabǭng. Čhaophrayā ʿAphaiphūbēt sent in one of his sons, named Nāi Rot, to serve as a royal page in Krung Thēp.
As Somdet Phra Rāmāthibǭdī (Phraʿong ʿĒng) ruled the realm of Cambodia, he had sons called Čhāoʿong Čhan, Čhāoʿong Sa-ngūan, Čhāoʿong ʿIm, and Čhāoʿong Dūang. Čhāoʿong Čhan and Čhāoʿong Sa-ngūan shared the same mother, whilst Čhāoʿong ʿIm and Čhāoʿong Dūang shared another mother. Somdet Phra Rāmāthibǭdī (ʿOng ʿĒng) died after having ruled the realm of Cambodia for three years. Then His Majesty appointed Čhāoʿong Čhan as Somdet Phra ʿUthairāchā, appointed Čhāoʿong Sa-ngūan as Mahā ʿUppayōrāt, and appointed Čhāoʿong ʿIm as Phra Mahā ʿUpparāt, but Čhāoʿong Dūang, the youngest, was still young. In addition, when Čhāoʿong Čhan was sent out to rule the realm of Cambodia as Somdet Phra ʿUthairāchā, he was sixteen years of age.
Having ruled the city of Phra Tabǭng for sixteen years, Čhaophrayā ʿAphaiphūbēt (Bǣn) died. Once it became the Year of the Horse, Year Two,[1] the reign of His Majesty King Phutthalœ̄tlānaphālai, the king appointed Phrayā Phibūnrāt (Bǣn), a government official under Čhaophrayā ʿAphaiphūbēt, as Phrayā ʿAphaiphūbēt, the second ruler of the city of Phra Tabǭng, and appointed the royal page Nāi Rot, son of Čhaophrayā ʿAphaiphūbēt (Bǣn), as Phra Wisētsunthǭn, his assistant in government affairs.
On the part of the kingdom of Great Cambodia, a keen conflict occurred between Somdet Phra ʿUthairāchā and Mahā ʿUppayōrāt. Somdet Phra ʿUthairāchā ordered Phrayā Čhakkrī, whose name was Bǣn, to be arrested and killed, accusing him of siding with Mahā ʿUppayōrāt. Consumed by hatred, the faction of Mahā ʿUppayōrāt then brought Phra Mahā ʿUpparāt and Čhāoʿong Dūang, as well as the Khmer nobles and gentles under them, into
- ↑ 1172 Lesser Era, corresponding to 2353 Buddhist Era, falling between 1810/11 Common Era. (Wikisource contributor note)
