page_title: Maha Sura Singhanat
section_title: Death
hierarchical_section_title: Maha Sura Singhanat / Death
caption_attribution_description: Statue of Maha Surasinghanat, vice-king of King Rama I., founder of Wat Mahathat, Bangkok, Thailand.
context_page_description: Somdet Phra Bawornrajchao Maha Sura Singhanat was the younger brother of Phutthayotfa Chulalok, the first monarch of the Chakri dynasty of Siam. As an Ayutthayan general, he fought alongside his brother in various campaigns against Burmese invaders and the local warlords. When his brother crowned himself as the king of Siam at Bangkok in 1781, he was appointed the Front Palace or Maha Uparaj, the title of the heir. During the reign of his brother, he was known for his important role in the campaigns against Bodawpaya of Burma.
context_section_description: In 1803, Maha Sura Singhanat fell ill seriously. However, as recorded by Princess Kampushchat, Maha Sura Singhanat's daughter with his Cambodian concubine, the Front Palace officials blocked the Royal Palace forces from entering the Front Palace as Phutthayotfa Chulalok came to take care of his brother. Maha Sura Singhanat also expressed his will that the treasures of the Front Palace should be inherited only by his own descendants. Maha Sura Singhanat finally died in 1803.
caption: statue of Maha Sura Singhanat at Wat Mahathat
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