Narai (English spelling)

Japanese: ナライ（英語表記）Narai

?-1688
The fourth king of the Prasathorn dynasty of the Ayutthaya dynasty in Thailand (reigned 1657-88). Narai is another name for the god Vishnu (Narayana), and is said to have been named after the superhuman legend surrounding the king. He conspired with his uncle to remove his older brother, who had succeeded their father, King Prasathorn, and then killed his uncle as well, becoming king himself. He enriched the royal treasury by actively engaging in overseas trade using overseas Chinese merchants. Even in Nagasaki during the period of national isolation, there is a record of King Narai's trading ship, operated by a Chinese person, arriving there as a "Siamese Yakata Shidashisen."

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

？‐1688
タイ，アユタヤ朝のプラーサートーン王家第4代の王(在位1657‐88)。ナライはビシュヌ神の別名(ナーラーヤナ)で，王の一身にまつわる超人伝説による命名という。父王プラーサートーンを継いで即位した兄を叔父と謀って除くと，さらにその叔父をも殺してみずから王位についた。華僑商人を使って盛んに海外貿易を行い王庫を富ませた。鎖国時代の長崎にも，唐人の運航するナライ王の貿易船が，〈暹羅（せんら）屋形仕出船〉として来航した記録がみえている。

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