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Kosa Pan

d. 1700 · 17th century

Kosa Pan was a Siamese diplomat who led King Narai's embassy to France, received by Louis XIV at Versailles in 1686. The great curiosity aroused by the Siamese envoys made the embassy famous in France. After Narai's death he supported Phetracha and served as minister of trade and foreign affairs, the Phra Khlang.

Kosa Pan
Image: Antoine Benoist (painter) (1632–1717) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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