Uthong II
Royal Miscellaneous Laws of Ayutthaya
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The relatively advanced legal structure evident in the laws associated with the reign of [[Ramathibodi I]] (r. 1351–1369) further supports this interpretation. Despite being traditionally framed as the foundation of a new kingdom, these texts display a level of legal sophistication that implies a longer developmental history. As noted in comparative legal analyses, including those influenced by Chit Phumisak and [[Robert Lingat]], this legal consciousness must have evolved gradually within earlier societies of the [[Chao Phraya]] basin before the emergence of Ayutthaya as a centralized polity. |
The relatively advanced legal structure evident in the laws associated with the reign of [[Ramathibodi I]] (r. 1351–1369) further supports this interpretation. Despite being traditionally framed as the foundation of a new kingdom, these texts display a level of legal sophistication that implies a longer developmental history. As noted in comparative legal analyses, including those influenced by Chit Phumisak and [[Robert Lingat]], this legal consciousness must have evolved gradually within earlier societies of the [[Chao Phraya]] basin before the emergence of Ayutthaya as a centralized polity. |
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However, in scholarly interpretation, the text exhibits internal inconsistencies, as the Ayodhya king named in the manuscript as ''Borommachakkraphat Rachathirat Triphuwanathibet Borombophit Phraphuttha Chao Yu Hua'' has been equated with [[Baramaraja]], whose reign is conventionally dated to 1310–1344, on the basis of nominal similarity. |
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==Notes== |
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