Prayurawongse
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Somdet Chao Phraya Prayurawongse |
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| สมเด็จเจ้าพระยาบรมมหาประยูรวงศ์ | |
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| Regent of Siam | |
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In office 1851–1855 |
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| Monarch | Mongkut (Rama IV) |
| Preceded by | none |
| Succeeded by | Si Suriyawongse |
| Chancellor of the Defence | |
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In office 1830–1855 |
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| Monarch |
Nangklao (Rama III) Mongkut (Rama IV) |
| Preceded by | Mahasaena (Noi) |
| Succeeded by | Si Suriyawongse |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1768 Siam |
| Died | 26 April, 1855 (aged 86) Bangkok, Siam |
| Nationality | Siamese |
| Religion | Buddhism |
Somdet Chao Phraya Borom Maha Prayurawongse (Thai: สมเด็จเจ้าพระยาบรมมหาประยูรวงศ์; rtgs: Somdet Chao Phraya Borom Maha Prayurawong) or Tish Bunnag (Thai: ดิศ บุนนาค; rtgs: Dit Bunnak; 1788–1855) was a prominent political figure of Siam during the mid-19th century as a regent for Mongkut kingdom-wide. He led Siamese fleets in the Siamese–Vietnamese War (1841–45) and became a Somdet Chao Phraya — the highest title the nobility could attain, with honor equal to that of royalty.
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.
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.
During the Siamese-Vietnamese Wars, in 1833 Dis led the Siamese fleet to imposed the naval blockade upon Saigon but without achieving fruitful results. 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.
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