Thao Thep Kasattri and Thao Sri Sunthon

Thao Thep Kasattri (ท้าวเทพà¸à¸£à¸°à¸©à¸±à¸•รี) and Thao Sri Sunthon (ท้าวศรีสุนทร) were styles awarded to Than Phuying Chan (ท่านผู้หà¸à¸´à¸‡à¸ˆà¸±à¸™), wife of the then recently deceased governor of Mueang Thalang, Phuket Province (also known as Junk Ceylon), and her sister, Khun Muk (คุณมุà¸), who defended the island in the Burmese–Siamese War (1785–1786). According to popular belief, they repelled a five-week invasion by Burmese in 1785, killing male soldiers and rallying Siamese troops.
Chan and Muk were later honored by King Rama I with the Thai honorific Thao, as Thao Thep Kasattri and Thao Sri Sunthon, respectively. [1][2][3][4][5]
The "Heroine's Monument" honouring them is situated on the main highway (402) between the Phuket International Airport and Phuket town.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ Changing Identities Among the Baba Chinese and Thai Muslims in a Tourist Paradise, Khoo Su Nin (Salma) Nasution
- ↑ Phuket history by Richard Russell MD
- ↑ phuket history Gotophuket.com
- ↑ Thao Thep Krasatri and Thao Sri Soonthorn
- ↑ Thalang's defiant last stand Tipwarintron Tanaakarachod
- ↑ The Two Heroines Monument