Chakkri
Chakkri (Thai: จักรี; from Sanskrit cakrī चक्री, meaning "one who has a discus", referring to the Hindu god Vishnu who possesses the discus Sudarshana) was the noble title of the civil chancellor (สมุหนายก) of Ayutthaya, Thon Buri, and Rattanakosin, the city-states in present-day Thailand. It may refer to:
- Chakkri (officer under Mahinthrathirat), a government officer under King Mahinthrathirat of Ayutthaya who served as a spy for King Bayinnaung of Burma, leading to the first fall of Ayutthaya in 1569.
- Chakkri (officer under Sanphet IX), born as Khunnen (ขุนเณร), a government officer under King Sanphet IX of Ayutthaya.
- Chakkri (officer under Borommakot), born as Khrut (ครุฑ), a government officer under King Borommakot of Ayutthaya.
- Chakkri (officer under Taksin), born as Mut (หมุด), a government officer under King Taksin of Thon Buri and a descendant of Suleiman, the sultan of Songkhla.
- Rama I, born as Thongduang (ทองด้วง), a government officer under King Taksin of Thon Buri who later seized the throne and established Rattanakosin.
- Chakri Dynasty, a royal house of Thailand named after him.
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