Somdet Chao Phraya Borom Maha Prayurawongse

1788 (age 67)

Tish entered the palace as one of the royal pages - the traditional way to Siamese bureaucracy. Dis swiftly rose in ranks and became the Minister of Kromma Tha and emerged as a powerful noble under the government of Phutthaloetla Naphalai. King Nangklao then offered him the title of Chao Phraya Akka Mahasena but he turned it down saying that the Chao Phraya Akka Mahasena died early. He then became the Samuha Kalahom. Prayurawongse was granted the right to use the Solar-charioteer Seal (Thai: ตราสุริยมณฑลเทพบุตรชักรถ) Prayurawongse was noted for his role in the negotiation of the Bowring Treaty. Chuang Bunnag; later Somdet Chao Phraya Borom Maha Sri Suriyawongse - regent for Chulalongkorn Kam Bunnag. Later Chao Phraya Thipakornwongse - the Minister of Kromma Tha Tuam Bunnag. Later Chao Phraya Panuwongse - the Minister of Kromma Tha for Chulalongkorn and the first Minister of Foreign Affairs of Siam Thet Bunnag. Later Chao Phraya Suraphan Phisut Porn Bunnag. Later Chao Phraya Bhasakornwongse Prayurawongse died in 1855.

Somdet Chao Phraya Borom Maha Prayurawongse

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Minister of Kromma Tha

Background

Tish Bunnag was born in 1788 to Bunnag and Lady Nuan (who was Queen Amarindra"s sister). His father, Bunnag, or Chao Phraya Akkaramahasaena, was the Samuha Kalahom and Phutthayotfa Chulalok"s trusted general.

Career

Tish entered the palace as one of the royal pages - the traditional way to Siamese bureaucracy. Dis swiftly rose in ranks and became the Minister of Kromma Tha and emerged as a powerful noble under the government of Phutthaloetla Naphalai. King Nangklao then offered him the title of Chao Phraya Akka Mahasena but he turned it down saying that the Chao Phraya Akka Mahasena died early.

He then became the Samuha Kalahom.

Prayurawongse was granted the right to use the Solar-charioteer Seal (Thai: ตราสุริยมณฑลเทพบุตรชักรถ) Prayurawongse was noted for his role in the negotiation of the Bowring Treaty. Chuang Bunnag; later Somdet Chao Phraya Borom Maha Sri Suriyawongse - regent for Chulalongkorn

Kam Bunnag.

Later Chao Phraya Thipakornwongse - the Minister of Kromma Tha

Tuam Bunnag. Later Chao Phraya Panuwongse - the Minister of Kromma Tha for Chulalongkorn and the first Minister of Foreign Affairs of Siam

Thet Bunnag.

Later Chao Phraya Suraphan Phisut

Porn Bunnag.

Later Chao Phraya Bhasakornwongse

Prayurawongse died in 1855.

Achievements

He led Siamese fleets in the Siamese-Vietnamese Wars and became a Somdet Chao Phraya — the highest title the nobility could attain, with honor equal to that of royalty. During the Siamese-Vietnamese Wars, in 1833 Dis led the Siamese fleet to imposed the naval blockade upon Saigon but without achieving fruitful results.

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