Uthumphon

Uthumphon อุทุมพร
King of Ayutthaya
A Burmese depiction of an Ayutthaya king, either depicting Uthumphon or Ekkathat,[a] British Library, London
King of Siam
Reign	1 May 1758 – 1758 (3 months) 1759/1760 – 1762[1]
Predecessor	Borommakot
Successor	Ekkathat
Viceroy of Siam
Tenure	1757 – 1758
Appointer	Borommakot
Predecessor	Thammathibet
Successor	Inthraphithak (as Viceroy of Thonburi)
Born	c. 1733[2] Ayutthaya Kingdom
Died	1796 (aged ~63) Mandalay, Konbaung
Burial	Amarapura, Myanmar 21°53′43″N 96°02′51″E / 21.8951529°N 96.0474858°E / 21.8951529; 96.0474858
Spouse	Thao Toi
House	Ban Phlu Luang dynasty
Father	Borommakot
Mother	Phiphitmontri

Uthumphon (Thai: อุทุมพร;^[3] Burmese: ဥဒုမ္ဗရ) Maha Thammarachathirat III or Uthumphon Mahaphon Phinit (Thai: อุทุมพรมหาพรพินิต; c. 1733^[4]– 1796) was the 32nd and penultimate monarch of the Ayutthaya Kingdom, ruling in 1758 for about three months. Facing various throne claimants, Uthumphon was finally forced to abdicate and enter monkhood. His preference of being a monk rather than keeping the throne earned him the epithet "Khun Luang Ha Wat"^[3] (Thai: ขุนหลวงหาวัด), or "the king who lives in the temple".^{[5]: 298–300}

His memorial tomb is located in the Lin Zin Gon (Kone) cemetery in Amarapura, about 500m north east of the U Bein Bridge.

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