1. Somdet Chao Phraya Borom Maha Prayurawongse or Dit Bunnag was a prominent political figure of Siam during the mid-19th century as a regent for King Mongkut kingdom-wide.
10 Facts About Prayurawongse
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Prayurawongse was known colloquially as Somdet Chao Phraya Ong Yai.
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Prayurawongse was known as Chao Phraya Phraklang, or Minister of Trade, and dominated Western affairs of Siam during the reign of King Rama III.
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Prayurawongse held the post of Samuha Kalahom, the Prime Minister of Southern Siam, from 1830 to 1855.
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Prayurawongse rose through ranks as one of the royal pages of King Phutthaloetla Naphalai.
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In 1851, King Mongkut bestowed Phraklang with the title of Somdet Chao Phraya Borom Maha Prayurawongse and became Mongkut's regent kingdom-wide along with his brother Phraya Sripipat who became Somdet Chao Phraya Borom Maha Phichaiyat and Mongkut's regent in Bangkok.
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Prayurawongse was granted the right to use the Solar-charioteer Seal To distinguish him from his brother, Prayurawongse was known colloquially as "Somdet Chao Phraya Ong Yai" while his brother was called the "Somdet Chao Phraya Ong Noi".
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Prayurawongse was one of the plenipotentiaries during the negotiation of the Bowring Treaty in April 1855.
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Prayurawongse had many wives, in accordance to contemporary social practices.
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Prayurawongse's main wife was Lady Chan who was a daughter of Phraya Pollathep Thongin.