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Loe Thai ( th, เลอไทย, ) was the fourth king of the Sukhothai Kingdom (a historical kingdom of
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) from 1298 to 1323. He was preceded by his father
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until the throne was usurped by his cousin Ngua Nam Thum. After the death of Ram Khamhaeng, the Sukhothai tributaries broke away. Ram Khamhaeng was succeeded by his son Loe Thai. The vassal kingdoms, first
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in the north, then soon after the Laotian kingdoms of Luang Prabang and
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(Wiangchan), liberated themselves from their overlord. In 1319, the
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to the west broke away. In 1321,
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Tak, one of the oldest towns under the control of Sukhothai, became free. To the south, the powerful city of Suphan Buri also broke free early in the reign of Loe Thai. He sent an expedition against Champa around 1312,Maspero, G., 2002, The Champa Kingdom, Bangkok: White Lotus Co., Ltd., though George Cœdès thinks it was his father who organized the raids in 1313.


Ancestry


See also

* Sukhothai Kingdom


References

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