contribution to Southeast Asian literature...in Thai history. The most famous poets were Prince Paramanuchit, whose ode-epic Taleng Phai (“The Defeat of the Mon”) testified to his greatness, and Sunthon Phu, the king’s private secretary, who was born of humble parents but made his way in the court by the excellence of his poetry. A strongly religious king, Rama III disbanded the corps of...
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