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A Plan of Nakhon Sri Thammarat (Southern Thailand) of c. 1825 in the Collection of the Royal Asiatic Society

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 September 2009

S. C. Munro-Hay
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In 1824 the governor of the important southern Siamese city of Nakhon Sri Thammarat, and of the large region which fell under Nakhon's jurisdiction, was chao phraya Nakhon (Noi). He ruled the city from 1811–39 and was a man of extraordinary character, a vigorous and determined ruler who was reputed to be the son of a former king of Siam, Taksin. This attribution of royal birth was current in his own lifetime, and was recorded by Henry Burney in 1826, and by Lieutenant James Low a little later (Munro-Hay, in press). At that time the British, at war with Burma, Siam's western neighbour, were concerned by developments relating to the Rangoon expedition, and it was determined to send an envoy from the Government of India on a mission to the Siamese governor to discuss outstanding problems and possible co-operation.

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Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society , Volume 10 , Issue 1 , April 2000 , pp. 61 - 70
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Copyright © The Royal Asiatic Society 2000

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