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mongkut -rrb- mongkut -lrb- rama iv -rrb- -lrb- rama iv -rrb- nangklao -lrb- rama iii '' none '' mahasaena -lrb- noi -rrb- si suriyawongse si suriyawongse 26 april , 1855 -lrb- aged 86 -rrb- siam bangkok , siam buddhism siamese สมเด็จเจ้าพระยาบรมมหาประยูรวงศ์ 1768 regent of siam chancellor of defence 1851 1830 prayurawongse.jpg prayurawongse
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prayurawongse

`` somdet chao phraya '' borom maha prayurawongse -lrb- ; -rrb- or tish bunnag -lrb- ; ; 1788 -- 1855 -rrb- 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 wars 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 -lrb- who was queen amarindra 's sister -rrb- .
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 '' .
as tish had played a great role in the ascension of mongkut , he was bestowed the title of `` somdet chao phraya '' borom maha prayurawongse and became mongkut 's regent kingdom-wide along with his brother tat bunnag who became `` somdet chao phraya '' borom maha pichaiyat and mongkut 's regent in bangkok .
prayurawongse was granted the right to use the `` solar-charioteer seal '' -lrb- -rrb- prayurawongse was noted for his role in the negotiation of the bowring treaty .
to distinguish him from his brother , prayurawongse was also called the `` greater somdet chao phraya '' -lrb- -rrb- while his brother was called the `` lesser somdet chao phraya '' -lrb- -rrb- .
his notable sons included ; chuang bunnag ; later `` somdet chao phraya '' borom maha sri suriyawongse - regent for chulalongkorn kam bunnag ; later `` chao phraya '' thipakornwongse - the minister of `` kromma tha '' tuam bunnag ; later `` chao phraya '' panuwongse - the minister of `` kromma tha '' for chulalongkorn and the first minister of foreign affairs of siam thet bunnag ; later `` chao phraya '' suraphan phisut porn bunnag ; later `` chao phraya '' bhasakornwongse prayurawongse died in 1855 .
his son , kam bunnag , succeed the ministry of `` kromma tha '' .
