page_title: Suriyothai
hierarchical_section_title: Suriyothai
caption_attribution_description: Chedi Sri Suriyothai, Ayutthaya, Thailand.
context_page_description: Suriyothai or Mahathewi was a royal queen consort during the 16th century Ayutthaya period of Siam. She is famous for having given up her life in the defense of her husband, King Maha Chakkraphat, in a battle during the Burmese–Siamese War.
  Somdet Phra and Sri, pronounced and often transcribed Si, are her honorifics. Her given name Suriyothai สุริโยทัย means "dawn". It is a compound of Suriya, from Sanskrit surya सूर्य "sun"; plus Uthai from udaya उदय "rising", a cognate of Aurora and Ushas.
context_section_description: Suriyothai (Thai: สุริโยทัย, [sùʔ.ríʔ.jōː.tʰāj]) or Mahathewi (Thai: มหาเทวี) was a royal queen consort during the 16th century Ayutthaya period of Siam (now Thailand). She is famous for having given up her life in the defense of her husband, King Maha Chakkraphat, in a battle during the Burmese–Siamese War (1547–1549).
  Somdet Phra (สมเด็จพระ) and Sri (ศรี), pronounced and often transcribed Si, are her honorifics. Her given name Suriyothai สุริโยทัย  means "dawn". It is a compound of Suriya, from Sanskrit surya सूर्य "sun"; plus Uthai from udaya उदय "rising", a cognate of Aurora and Ushas.
caption: Phra Chedi Sisuriyothai
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