This thesis is a detailed analysis and criticism of the Ayudhya Portions of Samuthrakhot Khamchan in order to solve the historical problems concerning their exact age and real author. Related historical data, and available assumptions are collected for a thorough examination; then the actual text, revised from all manuscripts and published editions, is analysed and criticized under the following headings : the characteristics of Chanda and literary works in Chanda form, the historical problems of Samuthrakhot Khamchan, and its historical relationship with other literary works of the Ayudhya Period. The conclusion is made that Samuthrakhot Khamchan was written during the period of time from the reign of King Boromatrailodanat up to the reign of King Ramathibodi the Second, possibly by the latter King himself. It is not the corporate work of two poets in the reign of King Narai the Great as has been generally accepted before. This thesis should be useful for the historical studies of other anonymous literary works of the Ayudhya Period. The final suggestion is that Samuthrakhot Khamchan still has many aspects worthy of further study.
