Yommarat ( th, ยมราช) is a Thai noble title historically given to the minister of the Krom Mueang or Nakhonban, one of the four ministries under the ''

chatusadom Chatusadom or Catustambha ( th, จตุสดมภ์ , literally "Four Pillars" from Sanskrit ''Catur'' "Four" + ''Stambha'' "Pillars") was the Thai system of central executive governance during the Ayutthaya Kingdom, Thonburi Kingdom and Rat ...

'' system, charged with keeping the peace in the capital. Holders of the title were usually given the high rank of ''

phraya The Thai nobility was a social class comprising titled officials (''khunnang'', th, ขุนนาง) in the service of the monarchy. They formed part of a hierarchical social system which developed from the time of the Ayutthaya Kingdom (14th c ...

'' or ''

chaophraya The Chao Phraya ( or ; th, แม่น้ำเจ้าพระยา, , or ) is the major river in Thailand, with its low alluvial plain forming the centre of the country. It flows through Bangkok and then into the Gulf of Thailand. Et ...

''.

List of titleholders

Past holders of the title include: During the Thonburi period: * Phraya Yommarat (Baen) – Later became Chaophraya Aphaiphubet. During the Rattanakosin period #Phraya Yommarat (In) – Named by King

Rama I Phra Phutthayotfa Chulalok Maharaj (, 20 March 1737 – 7 September 1809), personal name Thongduang (), also known as Rama I, was the founder of the Rattanakosin Kingdom and the first monarch of the reigning Chakri dynasty of Siam (now Thai ...

when he assumed the throne and founded the

Chakri Dynasty The Chakri dynasty ( th, :wikt:ราชวงศ์, ราชวงศ์:wikt:จักรี, จักรี, , , ) is the current reigning dynasty of the Thailand, Kingdom of Thailand, the head of the house is the Monarchy of Thailand, ki ...

in 1782. Stripped of the title as punishment for mistakes made in the

Burmese–Siamese War (1785–1786) The Burmese–Siamese War (1785–1786), known as the Nine Armies' Wars ( th, สงครามเก้าทัพ) in Siamese history because the Burmese came in nine armies, was the first war between the Konbaung dynasty of Burma and the ...

. #Chaophraya Yommarat (Bunnag) – Named following the war; later became Chaophraya Mahasena, the '' samuhakalahom''. #Chaophraya Yommarat (Bunma) – Later became Chaophraya Mahasena. # Chaophraya Yommarat (Noi Punyaratabandhu) – Served

King Rama II Phra Phutthaloetla Naphalai ( th, พระพุทธเลิศหล้านภาลัย, 24 February 1767 – 21 July 1824), personal name Chim ( th, ฉิม), also styled as Rama II, was the second monarch of Siam under the Chakri ...

; later became Chaophraya Aphaiphuthon, the '' samuhanayok''. #Chaophraya Yommarat (Noi Sisuriyaphaha) – Later became Chaophraya Mahasena under King

Rama III Nangklao ( th, พระบาทสมเด็จพระนั่งเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว, ; 31 March 1788 – 2 April 1851), birth name Thap ( th, ทับ), also styled Rama III, was the third king of Siam u ...

. #Chaophraya Yommarat (Phun) – Served King Rama III. #Chaophraya Yommarat (Chim) – Served King Rama III. #Chaophraya Yommarat (Bunnag) – Served King Rama III; progenitor of the Yamanaga family. #Chaophraya Yommarat (Suk) – A grandson of Prince

Inthraphithak Chao Fa Krom Khun Inthra Phithak ( th, เจ้าฟ้ากรมขุนอินทรพิทักษ์, ?–1782), born Chui (), was a prince of the Thonburi Kingdom. He was the son of Taksin and his spouse, Princess Batboricha. ...

(son of King Taksin); named to the post in 1851, died 1855. #Chaophraya Yommarat (Nut Punyaratabandhu) – Later became Chaophraya Phutharaphai, the ''samuhanayok'', in 1863. #Chaophraya Yommarat (Khrut) – Born 1808, held the title from 1864 until his death the next year. #Chaophraya Yommarat (Kaeo) – Son of

Chaophraya Bodindecha ''Chao Phraya'' Bodindecha ( th, เจ้าพระยาบดินทรเดชา, km, ចៅ ឃុន បឌិន, 13 January 1776 – 24 June 1849), personal name Sing Sinhaseni (), was a prominent military figure of the early Rat ...

; born 1804, died 1871. #Chaophraya Yommarat (Choei) – Held the title from 1871 until his death in 1881; progenitor of the Yamabhaya family. Following the death of Chaophraya Yommarat (Choei), the title was left vacant, as the government was undergoing structural reforms abolishing the ''chatusadom'' system. A committee of four officials was established to oversee its functions in the interim period, before a modern ministry was re-established, named Krasuang Nakhonban or the Ministry of Metropolitan Affairs, in 1892. Prince Nares Varariddhi was named the first minister. In 1907, he was succeeded by Phraya Sukhumnaiwinit, who was named

Chaophraya Yommarat (Pan Sukhum) Pan Sukhum ( th, ปั้น สุขุม), better known by the noble title Chaophraya Yommarat (, 1862 – 30 December 1938), was a Thai government official who served several senior positions under the governments of kings Chulalongkorn (R ...

the following year. He was the last holder of the title; the ministry was subsumed into the

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in 1922.

References

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