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Statue of Thao Suranari, standing at the city centre of Korat
Thao Suranari (Thai: ท้าวสุรนารี; 1771–1852) is the royally bestowed title of LadyMo, also known as Ya Mo (ย่าโม, "Grandma Mo"), who was the wife of the deputy governor of Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat), the stronghold of Siamese control over its Laotian vassals.
In 1826, King Anouvong of Vientiane invaded Siam, seeking complete independence. Anouvong's forces seized the city of Nakhon Ratchasima by a ruse when the governor was away. The invaders evacuated the inhabitants, intending to resettle them in Laos. Lady Mo is credited with saving her people by harassing the enemy. Varying stories describe her either getting the invading soldiers drunk, or leading a rebellion of the prisoners on the way back to Vientiane. The generally accepted version is that, when the Lao invaders ordered the women to cook for them, Lady Mo requested knives so that food might be prepared. That night, when the invaders were asleep, she gave the knives to the imprisoned men. They surprised the Lao troops, who fled, and the prisoners escaped. Thai King Rama III soon sent an army in pursuit, led by General Sing Singhaseni (สิงห์ สิงหเสนี). He defeated Anuvoung's forces in three days of fighting and completely destroyed Anuvoung's capital city of Vientiane.
King Rama III awarded her the title Thao Suranari, (or Lady Suranari – "the brave lady") in recognition of her courageous acts.
ThaoSuranari (Thai: ท้าวสุรนารี; 1771–1852) is the royally bestowed title of Lady Mo, also known as Ya Mo (ย่าโม, "Grandma Mo"), who was the wife of...
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seal depicts the revered heroine of Khorat, ThaoSuranari (Thai: ท้าวสุรนารี). A monument to ThaoSuranari (real name: Khunying Mo; 1771–1852) stands in...
27 July 1990, becoming fully operational in 1993. It is named after ThaoSuranari, the local heroine of Nakhon Ratchasima. It is one of nine National...
Miss Grand Thailand 2024: National Costume Contest Winning costume "ThaoSuranari," worn by the representative of Nakhon Ratchasima, Nanthicha Yangwatthana...
northeastern Thailand. The type and only species is R. suranareae, named after ThaoSuranari, a 19th-century war heroine. It was considered by one study to be a...
founded on 11 May 1905, and named for the city's 19th century heroine ThaoSuranari. It is "Nakhon Ratchasima's top school" according to The Nation newspaper...
เทศบาลนครนครราชสีมา From top left: View of Nakhon Ratchasima, monument of ThaoSuranari with the Chumphon Gate in the background, Nakhon Ratchasima railway...
King Rama I statue at Phra Phutta Yodfa Bridge, Bangkok 1929. Monument ThaoSuranari in Nakhon Ratchasima 1934. Royal Memorial King Rama VI at Lumphini Park...
with one another. In particular, the accounts of the Siamese heroines ThaoSuranari (or “Lady Mo”) and Khunying Bunleu have been popularized and possibly...
Thailand. It also commands Army Corps 2. Its headquarters are at Fort Suranari, Nakhon Ratchasima. Army 2, located in Phitsanulok, was reorganised in...
on 1 December 2007. The flame was then installed at the monument of ThaoSuranari before the games' opening ceremony. The logo of the games is a silhouette...
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Phanom. Nakhon Ratchasima นครราชสีมา The revered heroine of Korat, ThaoSuranari (1771–1852), fight against Vientianian, standing in front of the old...
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