Chaophraya Bodindecha

Bodindecha
เจ้าพระยาบดินทรเดชา
Statue of Chao Phraya Bodin Decha (Sing Sinhaseni) at Wat Chakkrawat Ratchawat, Bangkok
Statue of Chao Phraya Bodin Decha (Sing Sinhaseni) at Wat Chakkrawat Ratchawat, Bangkok
Samuha Nayok (Prime Minister for Northern Siam and Chancellor of Civil Affairs)
In office
1827–1849
MonarchRama III
Preceded byChaophraya Aphaiphuthon
Succeeded byChaophraya Nikonbodin
Personal details
Born13 January 1776
Phra Nakhon, Bangkok, Siam
Died24 June 1849 (aged 73)
Samphanthawong, Bangkok, Siam
NationalitySiamese
SpouseLady Peng
ChildrenChaophraya Mukkhamontri (Ket Sinhaseni)
Chaophraya Yommarat (Kaeo Sinhaseni)
Parents
  • Chaophraya Aphairacha Pin (father)
  • Lady Fug (mother)
Pagoda at Wat Tung Sawang Chaiyaphum, Yasothon Province, marking campsite of Chao Phraya Bodin Decha's army in the Laotian Rebellion (1826–1828)

Chao Phraya Bodindecha (Thai: เจ้าพระยาบดินทรเดชา, Khmer: ចៅ ឃុន បឌិន,[1] 13 January 1776 – 24 June 1849), personal name Sing Sinhaseni (สิงห์ สิงหเสนี), was a prominent military figure of the early Rattanakosin Kingdom period during the reign of King Rama III. Bodindecha hold the post of Samuha Nayok (สมุหนายก) the Prime Minister of Northern Siam from 1827 to 1849. He was known for his leading roles in putting down the Laotian Rebellion of King Anouvong of Vientiane[2] (กบฏเจ้าอนุวงศ์) and Siamese-Vietnamese Wars in 1831–1834 and 1841–1845 (อานัมสยามยุทธ). His descendants bear the surname Sinhaseni (สิงหเสนี).

  1. ^ "ប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្រប្រទេសកម្ពុជា-ជំពូកទី៣" (in Khmer). 14 March 2008.
  2. ^ Roberts, Edmund (12 October 2007) [First published in 1837]. "Chapter XVIII —Embassy from Cochin-China". Embassy to the Eastern courts of Cochin-China, Siam, and Muscat : in the U. S. sloop-of-war Peacock during the years 1832-3-4. Harper & brothers. p. 282. ISBN 9780608404066. OCLC 12212199. Retrieved 4 May 2013. ... an ambassador from the emperor of Cochin-China was sent to the general in command, with the ostensible object of interposing in behalf of Chow-vin-chan and his family, who had fled into their territory....