Ekathotsarot

Ekathotsarot เอกาทศรถ
King of Ayutthaya
Statue at Wat Pha Mok, Ang Thong
King of Siam
Reign	25 April 1605 – 1610/11[1]
Predecessor	Naresuan
Successor	Si Saowaphak
Viceroy of Siam
Tenure	1590 – 25 April 1605
Appointer	Naresuan
Predecessor	Naresuan
Successor	Sutat
Born	1560 Phitsanulok, Ayutthaya Kingdom
Died	1610/11[2] (aged 50/51) Ayutthaya, Ayutthaya Kingdom
Issue	Suthat, Viceroy of Siam King Si Saowaphak King Songtham Sisin Ong Thong
Names Ekathotsarot Sanphet III
House	Sukhothai Dynasty
Father	Maha Thammaracha
Mother	Wisutkasat

Ekathotsarot (Thai: เอกาทศรถ, pronounced [ʔēː.kāː.tʰót.sā.rót], Ekādaśaratha) or Sanphet III (Thai: สรรเพชญ์ที่ ๓); 1560 – 1610/11) was the King of Ayutthaya from 1605 to 1610/11^[3] and overlord of Lan Na from 1605 to 1608/09, succeeding his brother Naresuan. His reign was mostly peaceful as Siam was a powerful state through the conquests of Naresuan. It was also during his reign that foreigners of various origin began to fill the mercenary corps. In particular, the king had a regiment of professional Japanese guards under the command of Yamada Nagamasa.^[4]: 51

Right around Ekathotsarot's reign, the English first came to Siam in 1612.^{[4]: 53 [5]: 242}