Pridi phanomyong biography of rory and ryan

Family background Pridi wrote that his great-great-great grandfather, Heng, was a native of Etang village in Chenghai District , China who came to Siam during the reign of Boromaracha V , leaving behind his wife, who was pregnant with their son, Seng. Heng lived in Siam among the Chinese relatives of King Taksin , who recruited some of the local Chinese, including Heng, to fight against the Burmese invaders.

Pridi Banomyong, also known by his noble title Luang Praditmanutham (Thai: หลวงประดิษฐ์มนูธรรม), was a Thai lawyer, professor, activist, politician, and senior statesman He served in multiple ministerial posts, as regent, and as prime minister in Thailand.

Heng died in the service of the king. Taksin compensated Heng's family, after they sent a letter inquiring about him. Nai Kok settled in Ayutthaya and made his living by selling Chinese and Thai sweets; it is said he had made innovations by combining Chinese and Thai culinary skills. When Nai Koet died, his wife directed that his remains were to be cremated and interred at the shrine at Phanomyong hill, which is the origin of their Thai surname.

Pridi Phanomyong was born in Ayudhya Province, the son of a prosperous Chinese farmer and merchant by his Thai wife.

He had two half-siblings from his father's "extra" wife. In , following the royal decree issued by King Vajiravudh , Pridi and his family dropped the "Nai" from their names. He also began assembling a group of fifty civil servants who wanted to replace to the absolute monarchy with a constitutional monarchy. People's Party Main article: Siamese Revolution of