Ramkhamheng the Great : Thai ideal of king and ruler

Abstract

The article focuses on the role of Ramkhamheng, king of Sukhothai, in Thai history and historiography and on the way he was used as an ideal role model of ruler and leader in modern Thai politics.

Keywords

• Ramkhamheng
• Sarit Thanarat
• Thailand
• Sukhothai
• pho khun
• Thai politics
• leadership