Paribatra Sukhumbandhu
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Marshal-Admiral Paribatra Sukhumbandhu, Prince of Nakhon Sawan (RTGS:Boriphat Sukhumphan; Thai: สมเด็จพระเจ้าบรมวงศ์เธอ เจ้าฟ้าบริพัตรสุขุมพันธุ์ กรมพระนครสวรรค์วรพินิต) (29 June 1881 – 18 January 1944), was a highly influential Thai military officer and government minister in the early 20th century during the last years of the absolute monarchy. He served as Chief of Staff of the Royal Thai Army, Commander of the Royal Thai Navy, Naval Minister, Army Minister, Defense Minister, Interior Minister, and as a Privy Counsellor to both King Vajiravudh and King Prajadhipok.
Biography
Prince Paribatra was the 33rd child (and 13th son) of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) by Queen Sukhumala Marasri. He joined his father for a journey to Europe in 1897, following which he entered the Prussian Cadet Corps to study at the Prussian Military academy at Groß-Lichterfelde.
Following his return to Siam, his half brother King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) appointed him Commander of the Royal Thai Navy, Minister of Marine and Minister of the Army. During the reign of King Prajadhipok (Rama VII), he was appointed Minister of Interior and was made member of the Supreme Council of the State of Siam, responsible for state affairs.
Prince Paribatra's considerable influence in the Siamese government was deemed as a threat by the Khana Ratsadon which organized the 1932 coup that ended the absolute monarchy in Siam. As a consequence, he was exiled from the kingdom to Bandung, Dutch East Indies, which was then under the Dutch administration. He died in 1944 while in exile, in Japanese-controlled Indonesia. His remains were repatriated by a Royal commission (a member of which was Prince Arjuna Suasti) in 1948.
A half-brother to two Thai kings, Prince Paribatra fathered eight children by his royal wife, Mom Chao (HSH Princess) Prasongsom Paribatra (Chaiyan). Two were sons, but only one, Chumbhotbongs Paribatra, lived to adulthood. Prince Paribatra also had a son with a commoner wife, Mom Somphan Paribatra na Ayudhaya (Palakawong), Prince Sukhumabhinanda - father of Mom Ratchawong Sukhumbhand Paribatra, the former governor of Bangkok.
Prince Paribatra's principal Bangkok residence until his forced exile in 1932 was the neo-baroque styled Bang Khun Prom Palace, constructed by architects Mario Tamagno and Karl Döhring. It later became the headquarters and subsequently museum of the Bank of Thailand.
Ancestry
| Ancestors of Paribatra Sukhumbandhu | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16. (=24.) Phutthayotfa Chulalok8. (=12.) Buddha Loetla Nabhalai17. (=25.) Amarindra4. (=6.) Mongkut18. (=26.) Ngoen Saetan9. (=13.) Sri Suriyendra19. (=27.) Kaew, Princess Sri Sudarak2. Chulalongkorn20. Nangklao10. Siriwongse, Prince Matayaphithak21. Sap5. Debsirindra22. But11. Noi23. Chaem1. Paribatra Sukhumbandhu24. (=16.) Phutthayotfa Chulalok12. (=8.) Buddha Loetla Nabhalai25. (=17.) Amarindra6. (=4.) Mongkut26. (=18.) Ngoen Saetan13. (=9.) Sri Suriyendra27. (=19.) Kaew, Princess Sri Sudarak3. Sukhumala Marasri28. Lord Akkhamahasena (Bunnag)14. Lord Borommahaphichaiyat (That Bunnag)29. Nuan Na Bangxang7. Samli Bunnag15. Khlai Bunnag | ||||||||||||||||
| 16. (=24.) Phutthayotfa Chulalok | ||||||||||||||||
| 8. (=12.) Buddha Loetla Nabhalai | ||||||||||||||||
| 17. (=25.) Amarindra | ||||||||||||||||
| 4. (=6.) Mongkut | ||||||||||||||||
| 18. (=26.) Ngoen Saetan | ||||||||||||||||
| 9. (=13.) Sri Suriyendra | ||||||||||||||||
| 19. (=27.) Kaew, Princess Sri Sudarak | ||||||||||||||||
| 2. Chulalongkorn | ||||||||||||||||
| 20. Nangklao | ||||||||||||||||
| 10. Siriwongse, Prince Matayaphithak | ||||||||||||||||
| 21. Sap | ||||||||||||||||
| 5. Debsirindra | ||||||||||||||||
| 22. But | ||||||||||||||||
| 11. Noi | ||||||||||||||||
| 23. Chaem | ||||||||||||||||
| 1. Paribatra Sukhumbandhu | ||||||||||||||||
| 24. (=16.) Phutthayotfa Chulalok | ||||||||||||||||
| 12. (=8.) Buddha Loetla Nabhalai | ||||||||||||||||
| 25. (=17.) Amarindra | ||||||||||||||||
| 6. (=4.) Mongkut | ||||||||||||||||
| 26. (=18.) Ngoen Saetan | ||||||||||||||||
| 13. (=9.) Sri Suriyendra | ||||||||||||||||
| 27. (=19.) Kaew, Princess Sri Sudarak | ||||||||||||||||
| 3. Sukhumala Marasri | ||||||||||||||||
| 28. Lord Akkhamahasena (Bunnag) | ||||||||||||||||
| 14. Lord Borommahaphichaiyat (That Bunnag) | ||||||||||||||||
| 29. Nuan Na Bangxang | ||||||||||||||||
| 7. Samli Bunnag | ||||||||||||||||
| 15. Khlai Bunnag | ||||||||||||||||
See also
- Paul M. Handley, "" Yale University Press: 2006, ISBN 0-300-10682-3
| Regnal titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Paribatra SukhumbandhuHouse of ParibatraCadet branch of the House of ChakriBorn: 29 June 1881Died: 18 January 1944 | ||
| VacantTitle last held byPrajadhipok | Regent of Siam 1932 | VacantTitle next held byNarisara Nuwattiwong |
| Political offices | ||
| VacantTitle last held byBodindechanuchit | Minister of Defence 1926–1928 | Succeeded byBoworadet |
| Preceded byYugala Dighambara | Minister of Interior 1928–1932 | VacantTitle next held byJaseanyabodi Sriboridan |
| Assembly seats | ||
| Preceded byBhanubandhu Vongsevoradej | President of the Supreme Council of State acting 1928–1932 | Dissolved the Council |
| Military offices | ||
| Preceded byBhanubandhu Vongsevoradej | Chief of Navy Department 1903–1910 | Succeeded byHimselfas Minister of Navy |
| Preceded byHimselfas Chief of Navy Department | Minister of Navy 1910–1920 | VacantTitle next held byAbhakara Kiartivongse |
| VacantTitle last held byBodindechanuchit | Minister of Defence 1926–1928 | Succeeded byBoworadet |
| Non-profit organization positions | ||
| VacantTitle last held byChakrabongse Bhuvanath | Vice President of the Siamese Red Cross Society 1920–1932 | Succeeded byChaophraya Phichaiyat |