| Yuttahatthi War |
| In 2135 B.E. the Burmese Crown Prince took 250,000 armed soldiers to attack the city of Ayudhya. King Naresuan and Phra Ekatosarot led 100,000 soldiers to Nong Sarai in Supanburi province to defend the capital. The two armies met on 12 January 2135 B.E. King Naresuan fought his way so far into the Burmese troop that the Thai soldiers could not keep up with him. When confronted with the Burmese Crown Prince, King Naresuan challenged him to a kingly yuttahatthi fight war on the elephants’ backs. During the fight, King Naresuan’s elephant stepped backward against a termite mound, thus enabling the king to be in an advantageous position and consequently to kill the Crown Prince on the elephant’s back. Phra Ekatosarot also won the fight against Mangjacharo, a Burmese general. The Thai army therefore won this war which would later be known as Yuttahatthi War. This incident indicated King Naresuan’s brilliance and leadership that led him to make intelligent decisions during a time of crisis. |
picture : King Naresuan challenged the Burmese Crown Prince to a kingly yuttahatthi fight war on the elephants’ backs. |
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