Somdet Chao Phraya Borom Maha
Si Suriyawongse (personal name
Chuang Bunnag) December 23 1808 - January 19 1883) was a prominent 19th century
ThaiThe Thai are the main ethnic group of Thailand and are part of the larger Tai ethnolinguistic peoples found in Thailand and adjacent countries in Southeast Asia as well as southern China. Their language is the Thai language, which is classified as part of the Kradai family of languages, and the...
figure and served as the regent during the early years of the reign of King
ChulalongkornPhra Bat Somdet Phra Poramintharamaha Chulalongkorn Phra Chunla Chom Klao Chao Yu Hua , or Rama V was the fifth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri. He was known to the Siamese of his time as Phra Phuttha Chao Luang . He is considered one of the greatest kings of Siam...
.
A member of a family originally of Persian origin, Si Suriyawongse was born the eldest son of Dis (ดิศ) Bunnag (
PrayurawongseSomdet Chao Phraya Borom Maha Prayurawongse or Dis Bunnag was a prominent political figure of Siam during the mid-19th century as a regent for Mongkut kingdom-wide...
, สมเด็จเจ้าพระยาบรมมหาประยูรวงศ์) and Tan Poo-Ying Chan.
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Somdet Chao Phraya Borom Maha
Si Suriyawongse (personal name
Chuang Bunnag) December 23 1808 - January 19 1883) was a prominent 19th century
ThaiThe Thai are the main ethnic group of Thailand and are part of the larger Tai ethnolinguistic peoples found in Thailand and adjacent countries in Southeast Asia as well as southern China. Their language is the Thai language, which is classified as part of the Kradai family of languages, and the...
figure and served as the regent during the early years of the reign of King
ChulalongkornPhra Bat Somdet Phra Poramintharamaha Chulalongkorn Phra Chunla Chom Klao Chao Yu Hua , or Rama V was the fifth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri. He was known to the Siamese of his time as Phra Phuttha Chao Luang . He is considered one of the greatest kings of Siam...
.
A member of a family originally of Persian origin, Si Suriyawongse was born the eldest son of Dis (ดิศ) Bunnag (
PrayurawongseSomdet Chao Phraya Borom Maha Prayurawongse or Dis Bunnag was a prominent political figure of Siam during the mid-19th century as a regent for Mongkut kingdom-wide...
, สมเด็จเจ้าพระยาบรมมหาประยูรวงศ์) and Tan Poo-Ying Chan. Chuang was well educated for the time. King
MongkutPhra Bat Somdet Phra Poramenthramaha Mongkut Phra Chom Klao Chao Yu Hua , or Rama IV, known in foreign countries as King Mongkut was the fourth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri, ruling from 1851-1868...
made him Samuha Kalahom, one of the two Prime Ministers of old Siam.
After the death of King
MongkutPhra Bat Somdet Phra Poramenthramaha Mongkut Phra Chom Klao Chao Yu Hua , or Rama IV, known in foreign countries as King Mongkut was the fourth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri, ruling from 1851-1868...
in 1868, his young son Prince
ChulalongkornPhra Bat Somdet Phra Poramintharamaha Chulalongkorn Phra Chunla Chom Klao Chao Yu Hua , or Rama V was the fifth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri. He was known to the Siamese of his time as Phra Phuttha Chao Luang . He is considered one of the greatest kings of Siam...
became the new monarch. However, as the new king was underage, Si Suriyawongse was named as regent, a post he held until 1873.
He died in 1883 in
RatchaburiRatchaburi is a town in western Thailand, capital of the Ratchaburi Province. It covers the whole tambon Nai Mueang of Mueang Ratchaburi district. As of 2006 it has a population of 38,208....
. Suriyawongse was also the first Thai to have a
life insuranceLife insurance or life assurance is a contract between the policy owner and the insurer, where the insurer agrees to pay a sum of money upon the occurrence of the insured individual's or individuals' death or other event, such as terminal illness or critical illness. In return, the policy owner...
policy, after King
Rama VPhra Bat Somdet Phra Poramintharamaha Chulalongkorn Phra Chunla Chom Klao Chao Yu Hua , or Rama V was the fifth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri. He was known to the Siamese of his time as Phra Phuttha Chao Luang . He is considered one of the greatest kings of Siam...
granted foreign companies permission to extend their insurance business into Siam.
His son Won Bunnag succeeded him as Samuha Kalahom and also held the title Chao Phraya Surawongse.
Royal decorations
Si Suriyawongse received the following royal decorations in the
Honours SystemOrder of precedence for the wearing of decorations and awards within the Honours System of Thailand.-Royal decorations:* Knight of The Most Auspicious Order of the Rajamitrabhorn* Knight of The Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri...
of Thailand:
- B.E. 2412 (C.E.
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1869-70) - _ribbon.png)
Knight of The Ancient and Auspicious Order of the Nine GemsThe Ancient and Auspicious Order of the Nine Gems was established in 1851 by King Rama IV of The Empire of Siam...
- B.E. 2416 (C.E.
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1873-74) - _ribbon.png)
Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of The Most Illustrious Order of Chula Chom KlaoThe Most Illustrious Order of Chula Chom Klao was established in 16 November 1873 by King Rama V of The Empire of Siam to commemorate the 90th Jubilee of the Chakri Dynasty, and bears his Name...
[Highest rank of the order in that era.]
- Approx. B.E. 2412-16 (C.E.
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1869-1974) - _ribbon.png)
Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White ElephantThe Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant is the most awarded order of Thailand. It was established in 1861 by King Rama IV of The Empire of Siam.The Order consists of eight classes:...
- B.E. 2419 (C.E.
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1876-77) - _ribbon.png)
Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand
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