Samo Phlue (, ) is a ''
tambon
''Tambon'' (, ) is a local governmental unit in Thailand. Below district (''amphoe'') and province ('' changwat''), they form the third administrative subdivision level. there were 7,255 tambons, not including the 180 ''khwaeng'' of Bangkok, whi ...
'' (sub-district) of
Ban Lat District,
Phetchaburi Province
Phetchaburi (, ) or Phet Buri () is one of the western or central Provinces of Thailand, provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Ratchaburi province, Ratchaburi, Samut Songkhram province, Samut So ...
,
western Thailand.
Geography
Neighboring sub-districts are (from the north clockwise): Ton Mamuang and Pho Rai Wan of
Mueang Phetchaburi District and Tha Sen and Ban Lat of Ban Lat District. Most of the subdistrict consists of lowlands along the
Phetchaburi River. An irrigation canal flows through Ban Samo Phlue, Ban Rai Kha, and Ban Don Phlap, providing water for agriculture.
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History
In the Ayutthaya period, Samo Phlue was the residence of the royal Brahmin
Brahmin (; ) is a ''Varna (Hinduism), varna'' (theoretical social classes) within Hindu society. The other three varnas are the ''Kshatriya'' (rulers and warriors), ''Vaishya'' (traders, merchants, and farmers), and ''Shudra'' (labourers). Th ...
, with settlements around 1457 (coincides King Trailok's reign). Brahmins were the gentry
Gentry (from Old French , from ) are "well-born, genteel and well-bred people" of high social class, especially in the past. ''Gentry'', in its widest connotation, refers to people of good social position connected to Landed property, landed es ...
of their day, the ancestors of many important people in Thai history, for example, Princess Aphainuchit, mother of Prince Thammathibet; Princess Phiphit Montri, mother of two Ayutthaya kings, Uthumphon and Ekkathat; the royal poet of the early- Rattanakosin period, Sunthon Phu. His father descended from the Brahmin here.holy water
Holy water is water that has been blessed by a member of the clergy or a religious figure, or derived from a well or spring considered holy. The use for cleansing prior to a baptism and spiritual cleansing is common in several religions, from ...
", thus used in the coronation ceremony of the Thai monarchs of each period.
Administration
Central administration
The sub-district is divided into six administrative ''muban
Muban (; , ) is the lowest Administrative divisions of Thailand, administrative sub-division of Thailand. Usually translated as 'village' and sometimes as 'hamlet (place), hamlet', they are a subdivision of a tambon (subdistrict). , there were 74 ...
s'' (villages) [
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Local administration
The tambon is administered by the subdistrict administrative organization (SAO), Samo Phlue (องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลสมอพลือ).
Economy
Most Samo Phlue people work in agriculture.
References
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Tambon of Phetchaburi province