Draft:Mueang Rad

===Khorakhapura–Nakhon Ratchasima theory===

===Khorakhapura–Nakhon Ratchasima theory===

The {{ill|Khorat subdistrict|th|ตำบลโคราช|lt=Khorakhapura}}–[[Nakhon Ratchasima]] hypothesis is predicated upon the assumption that [[Pha Mueang]]—who is recorded as having married {{ill|Sukhara Mahādevī|km|ព្រះនាងសុខរមហាទេវី}}, a princess associated with the Angkorian [[Jayavarman VII]] of [[Yaśodharapura]], and as having been granted the title Śrī Indrāditya together with the “Sword of Victory” (Preah Khan Chey Srey)—may be identified with [[Indravarman III]], the ruler who overthrew his father-in-law [[Jayavarman VIII]]. Within this framework, Khorakhapura–Nakhon Ratchasima is posited as a strategically situated polity between Yaśodharapura and [[Sukhothai.

The {{ill|Khorat subdistrict|th|ตำบลโคราช|lt=Khorakhapura}}–[[Nakhon Ratchasima]] hypothesis is predicated upon the assumption that [[Pha Mueang]]—who is recorded as having married {{ill|Sukhara Mahādevī|km|ព្រះនាងសុខរមហាទេវី}}, a princess associated with the Angkorian [[Jayavarman VII]] of [[Yaśodharapura]], and as having been granted the title Śrī Indrāditya together with the “Sword of Victory” (Preah Khan Chey Srey)—may be identified with [[Indravarman III]], the ruler who overthrew his father-in-law [[Jayavarman VIII]]. Within this framework, Khorakhapura–Nakhon Ratchasima is posited as a strategically situated polity between Yaśodharapura and [[Sukhothai Historical Park|Sukhothai]].

This identification, however, remains among the least accepted interpretations in current scholarship due to the absence of substantiating evidence linking [[Pha Mueang]] with [[Indravarman III]]. The genealogical data preserved in extant sources further complicate the hypothesis: [[Indravarman III]] is attested as a son-in-law of [[Jayavarman VIII]], whereas [[Pha Mueang]] was that of [[Jayavarman VII]]. Chronological considerations likewise undermine the proposed identification. The activities of Pha Mueang and his father, [[Sri Naw Nam Thum]], are situated in the early 13th century, particularly in connection with their campaign to seize Sukhothai from the [[Mon people|Mon]] ruler [[E Daeng Phloeng]] in 1219, though certain sources suggest as early as the late 1170s. If Pha Mueang were to be equated with Indravarman III, he would have been of an implausibly advanced age—approaching a century—at the time of the latter’s accession following the overthrow of Jayavarman VIII, a scenario that is highly unlikely within the historical context.

This identification, however, remains among the least accepted interpretations in current scholarship due to the absence of substantiating evidence linking [[Pha Mueang]] with [[Indravarman III]]. The genealogical data preserved in extant sources further complicate the hypothesis: [[Indravarman III]] is attested as a son-in-law of [[Jayavarman VIII]], whereas [[Pha Mueang]] was that of [[Jayavarman VII]]. Chronological considerations likewise undermine the proposed identification. The activities of Pha Mueang and his father, [[Sri Naw Nam Thum]], are situated in the early 13th century, particularly in connection with their campaign to seize Sukhothai from the [[Mon people|Mon]] ruler [[E Daeng Phloeng]] in 1219, though certain sources suggest as early as the late 1170s. If Pha Mueang were to be equated with Indravarman III, he would have been of an implausibly advanced age—approaching a century—at the time of the latter’s accession following the overthrow of Jayavarman VIII, a scenario that is highly unlikely within the historical context.