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Narai

1629 - 1688

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King Narai the Great (Thai: สมเด็จพระนารายณ์มหาราช, RTGS: Somdet Phra Narai Maharat, pronounced [sǒm.dèt pʰráʔ nāː.rāːj mā.hǎː.râːt] ) or Ramathibodi III (Thai: รามาธิบดีที่ ๓ ) was the 27th monarch of Ayutthaya Kingdom, the 4th and last monarch of the Prasat Thong dynasty. He was the king of Ayutthaya Kingdom from 1656 to 1688 and arguably the most famous king of the Prasat Thong dynasty. His reign was the most prosperous during the Ayutthaya period and saw the great commercial and diplomatic activities with foreign nations including the Middle East and the West. During the later years of his reign, Narai gave his favorite – the Greek adventurer Constantine Phaulkon – so much power that Phaulkon technically became the chancellor of the state. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Narai is the 6,958th most popular politician (down from 5,612th in 2019), the 28th most popular biography from Thailand (down from 20th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Thai Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Narai ranks 6,958 out of 19,576. Before him are Ibrahim al-Jaafari, Spytihněv I, Duke of Bohemia, Henry II, Duke of Brabant, Ilija Garašanin, Mithridates IV of Parthia, and Ang Duong. After him are Piet de Jong, Vseslav of Polotsk, Bjarni Benediktsson, Faustina, Hitoshi Ashida, and Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark.

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Among people born in 1629, Narai ranks 10. Before him are Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Pieter de Hooch, Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias, Gabriël Metsu, John of Austria the Younger, and Charles II, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat. After him are William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Cornelis Tromp, Armand de Bourbon, Prince of Conti, Archduchess Isabella Clara of Austria, Adolph John I, Count Palatine of Kleeburg, and Laurent Cassegrain. Among people deceased in 1688, Narai ranks 8. Before him are Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg, Claude Perrault, John Bunyan, Ferdinand Verbiest, Joachim von Sandrart, and Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange. After him are Philip de Koninck, Constantine Phaulkon, Philippe Quinault, Abraham Duquesne, Maximilian Henry of Bavaria, and François Bernier.

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In Thailand

Among people born in Thailand, Narai ranks 28 out of 186. Before him are Prayut Chan-o-cha (1954), Samak Sundaravej (1935), Somchai Wongsawat (1947), Nouhak Phoumsavanh (1910), Thanin Kraivichien (1927), and Thanom Kittikachorn (1911). After him are Sarit Thanarat (1908), Suchinda Kraprayoon (1933), Birabongse Bhanudej (1914), Kriengsak Kovitvanit (1949), Uthong (1314), and Surayud Chulanont (1943).

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Among POLITICIANS In Thailand

Among politicians born in Thailand, Narai ranks 22. Before him are Prayut Chan-o-cha (1954), Samak Sundaravej (1935), Somchai Wongsawat (1947), Nouhak Phoumsavanh (1910), Thanin Kraivichien (1927), and Thanom Kittikachorn (1911). After him are Sarit Thanarat (1908), Suchinda Kraprayoon (1933), Birabongse Bhanudej (1914), Uthong (1314), Surayud Chulanont (1943), and Srinagarindra (1900).

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