Person

Chao Phra Fang

Chao Phra Fang was a militant Buddhist monk from Fang who set up a regime at Sawangkhaburi in northern Siam after the fall of Ayutthaya in 1767. He seized the Phitsanulok regime's territory in 1768. Taksin of the Thonburi Kingdom defeated him in 1770, and he fled and disappeared from the record.

Mentioned in 2 state histories

Sawangkhaburi regimePhitsanulok regime

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Chao Phra Fang. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/chao-phra-fang
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“Chao Phra Fang.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/chao-phra-fang. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Chao Phra Fang.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/chao-phra-fang.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Chao Phra Fang’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/chao-phra-fang (Accessed: ).

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