Balipatijaya

Balipatijaya (, ) was an 8th-century Mon monarch attested in the Legend of the Arhat (, ). He was the elder son of Balidhiraja, the king of Sukhothai, and the grandson of Kalavarnadisharaja. Balipatijaya ascended to the throne at Lavo in 700 CE following the reign of his grandfather. The available sources provide no information regarding his immediate successor. According to the Cefu Yuangui, a polity referred to as Gē Luó Shě Fēn conquered the region west of Dvaravati, specifically the western Menam Valley. This designation is regarded as a corrupted rendering of Jiā Luó Shě Fú, which has been interpreted as Canasapura, identified with Qiān Zhī Fú and associated with Si Thep as its center, while functioned as an important regional stronghold.

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