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Ngua Nam Thum ((タイ語:งั่วนำถุม)) was a king of Sukhothai, an ancient kingdom in Thailand. He was from the House of Phra Ruang.〔Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Foundation, 2011: 31.〕 Preceded by Loe Thai, he possibly ascended the throne of Sukhothai in 1866 BE (1323–24 CE).〔 He reigned until his death, which possibly took place in 1890 BE (1347–48 CE).〔 Upon his death, he was succeeded by Mahathammaracha I (Lue Thai).〔 == Name == ''Ngua Nam Thum'' (archaic Thai: งววนำถํ;〔 modern Thai: งั่วนำถุม;〔 (:ŋuːä˥˩.nä̃m˧.tʰũm˩˥)) is the name appearing in the Pu Khun Chit Khun Chot Inscription (Inscription 45), created in 1935 BE (1392–93 CE).〔 The name, which means "Nam Thum the Fifth Son", indicates that he was the fifth son.〔Na Nakhon, 2006: 232.〕〔 ''Ngua'' (งั่ว) is an archaic title given to a fifth son. ''Nam Thum'' (นำถุม) is from either a Northern Thai subdialect or the Shan language, corresponding to ''nam thuam'' (น้ำท่วม; (:nä̃ːm˦˥.tʰuːä̃m˥˩)) in Central Thai, meaning "inundation".〔Sukhothai Studies Encyclopedia Commission, 1996: 41.〕〔Na Nakhon, 2006: 198.〕 There are several suggestions about the origin of the name: * Prasoet Na Nakhon, a Royal Society fellow in the field of history, suggested that Ngua Nam Thum was possibly a descendant of King Si Nao Nam Thum of Sukhothai, owing to the ancient custom of naming a baby after its ancestor. This possibility also gives rise to a suggestion that Sueang, Ngua Nam Thum's paternal grandmother, was a daughter of Si Nao Nam Thum.〔 * Wina Rotchanaratha (วีณา โรจนราธา), an expert from the Fine Arts Department, expressed an opinion that he got the name possibly because he was killed in a flood or died from drowning. Wina cited the ''Book of the Age of the Victor'' which refers to a Sukhothai king in Pali as ''Udakajotthata'', meaning the "drowned king", and the ''Chronicle of the North'' which says a Sukhothai king went to take a bath in the Yom River at the Grand Mire (แก่งหลวง; now the location of the Si Satchanalai Historical Park) and he was carried away by a flood and had never been seen again. She said the two documents may refer to Ngua Nam Thum, but this cannot yet be confirmed due to conflicting genealogical and chronological details.〔 She also introduced another possibility that he obtained the name because he was born during a flooding season. She cited an example in the ''Chronicle of Chiang Mai'', which says the middle son of King Mangrai was called ''Phothao Nam Thuam'' (พ่อท้าวน้ำท่วม; (:pʰɔː˥˩.tʰäːw˦˥.nä̃ːm˦˥.tʰuːä̃m˥˩); "Prince Inundation") because he was born when the kingdom was undergoing a deluge.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ngua Nam Thum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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