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Surasakmontri
Chaophraya Surasakmontri (28 March 1851 – 1 July 1931), born as Choem Saeng-chuto, was a Thai field marshal, nobleman, and businessman. He was best known in Haw wars campaign. He served as Commander of the Department of the Army from 1890 to 1892, and as Minister of Agriculture afterwards. He established a sawmill in Si Racha in 1900. The city of Chaophraya Surasak in Chonburi is named after him. Biography Chaophraya Surasakmontri was born in 1851 in Thonburi, Rattanakosin Kingdom, to his father Phraya Surasakmontri (Sang Chuto) and mother Doem Bunnak. He is the grandson of Phraya Surasena (Sawat Chuto). As a child, he received education at Wat Phichai Yat until the age of 13. In 1878, he was appointed as the chargé d'affaires to the British Empire to negotiate with the British consular general George Knox. In 1900, Chaophraya Surasakmontri came to the area of the modern town and built a sawmill under his company Si Racha Capital Company Limited. In 1903, he r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ngiao Rebellion
The Ngiao rebellion (), also called the Phrae City Rebellion and the 1902 Shan rebellion, was an uprising of Tai Yai (Shan, historically known in Thai as ''Ngiao'') people against Siamese rule, in what is now Phrae province in northern Thailand between 25 July and 14 August in 1902. It arose as resistance to centralizing reforms initiated by King Chulalongkorn, particularly the levying of taxes and the adoption of the Monthon Thesaphiban provincial administration system, as well as the partitioning of territory with the British, which forced the Shan to adopt either British or Siamese nationality. In the morning of 25 July 1902, rebels attacked and looted the town of Phrae, killing over twenty government officials including the royal commissioner, Phraya Ratcharitthanon. The rebellion was soon quelled by troops from Bangkok led by Chaophraya Surasakmontri, as well as Siamese troops commanded by British and Danish officials. Ten rebel leaders were executed, sixteen were taken to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
