Chandrachota

Chandrachota (, ) was a younger prince of Suphannaphum under Chandra Devarāja . and was supported by his elder brother Adityadhammikaraja , ruler of Haripuñjaya, who waged a protracted five-year conflict against King Laparaja of Lavo, and successfully installed the younger prince, Chandrachota, as a new sovereign in 1052. Chandrachota's reign was contemporaneous with the period of extensive rebellion and political turbulence in Angkor, spanning approximately the 1050s through the 1080s.

Biography Personal life Chandrachota, of Mon descent, (The Yonok Chronicle describes his elder brother Adityadhammikaraja as being of the Raman dynasty (Ramanwamsa).)

Upon reaching maturity, Chandrachota subsequently contracted a matrimonial alliance with Patimā Sudhaduangchan (ปฏิมาสุดาดวงจันทร์), princess of Haripuñjaya,

Political legacy Chandrachota's elder brother, Ādityadhammikarāja, was conferred the throne of Haripuñjaya in Chula Sakarat 405 (1043 CE) late in his life.

Approximately five years subsequent to his accession, Chandrachota confronted an incursion by the Pagan Kingdom. In light of Lavo's comparatively limited military capacity, he pursued a policy of dynastic diplomacy by arranging the marriage of his queen consort's elder sister, Kaew Praphan , to the Pagan monarch.