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(i) Notes critiques pour servir a 1'histoire

du Siam1
(2 ) Documents sur la dynastic de Sukhodaya

par G. Coedes2

(3) Le Siam Ancien par Fournereau3

(4) The oldest known writing in Siamese by

C. B. Bradley.4

I—SRI INDRADITYA.

The Siamese chronicles give a confused account
of the beginning of the history of Siam. Like the
annals of other countries, they are also full of mythical
accounts. Leaving aside all the myths and stories,
we shall have to glean together the historical facts.
From the vast sea of legends and traditions, we can
just see the gleam of history in the first historic king
of Siam. This first historical king was Srt IndrUditya,
who has been identified with Sri Snrya Phrah Maha
Dharmarajadhiraja of the Siamese Annals.1 He came
to the throne in M. S. 1240= A. D. 1218. His capital
was SAJANALAYA SUKHODAYA. Thus he was the
founder of this royal dynasty of Sukhodaya, which
lasted from M. S. 1240 to M. S. 1398 = A. D. 1218 to
1376. We are fortunate in having an important
inscription of Sukhodaya (now preserved at Bangkok)

1. B. E. F. E-0, XVI, 3. 1916.
2. Ibid, 1917.
3. Vol. I, p. 225.
4. Journal of the Siam Society, 1909 (VI, I).