{"product_id":"princess-suphankalaya-nariratana-rajakanya-thailand","title":"Teakwood Frame 18\" x 28\" with a Print of Thai Princess Suphankalaya","description":"\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eFramed print of \u003cstrong\u003ePhra Suphankanlaya\u003c\/strong\u003e (สุพรรณกัลยา), the 16th-century Ayutthaya princess remembered as the elder sister of King Naresuan and King Ekathotsarot. The image \u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003ecomes in an \u003cstrong\u003eartfully carved teakwood frame with a lacquer finish\u003c\/strong\u003e, available\u003c\/span\u003e in sizes from \u003cstrong\u003e18 to 28 inches\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThis is a reproduction print of the princess’s likeness, not an original oil. The piece's value lies in the subject, the carved teak frame, and the lacquer finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eA finished piece for a home altar, study, or Thai cultural display. Dust the frame with a soft, dry cloth; avoid water and harsh cleaners on the lacquer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHer story — what history actually records\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eSuphankanlaya (also written Suphankalaya; Pali-Thai \u003cem\u003eSuvarṇakalyā\u003c\/em\u003e, “golden lady”) was a daughter of \u003cstrong\u003eMaha Thammaracha\u003c\/strong\u003e, viceroy of Phitsanulok and later king of Ayutthaya (r. 1569–1590), and \u003cstrong\u003eQueen Wisutkasat\u003c\/strong\u003e, herself a daughter of King Maha Chakkraphat and Queen Suriyothai. This makes her Suriyothai's granddaughter and the elder sister of the princes who became \u003cstrong\u003eKing Naresuan\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eKing Ekathotsarot\u003c\/strong\u003e. Tradition places her birth around \u003cstrong\u003eB.E. 2095 \/ A.D. 1552\u003c\/strong\u003e at Chan Palace in Phitsanulok. Some later accounts give her childhood name as Ong Thong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eAfter Ayutthaya fell to King \u003cstrong\u003eBayinnaung\u003c\/strong\u003e of Hongsawadi (Pegu) in \u003cstrong\u003e1569\u003c\/strong\u003e, the Phitsanulok royal house became a Burmese vassal. Burmese chronicle material records that the lord of Phitsanulok presented a daughter about \u003cstrong\u003eseventeen years old\u003c\/strong\u003e, named \u003cstrong\u003eSuwann \/ Bra Thawan\u003c\/strong\u003e, to Bayinnaung as a minor consort, together with attendants. Thai tradition dates this marriage alliance to \u003cstrong\u003e1571\u003c\/strong\u003e. In Burmese she is also associated with the name \u003cstrong\u003eBya Eindadewi\u003c\/strong\u003e (and, in some discussions of the sources, A Myo Yong). The political purpose is clear in the records we have: a marriage tie to bind her father’s loyalty. Popular Thai telling adds that this bond helped her brothers return from the Burmese court. Contemporary Ayutthaya royal chronicles say little about her by her later famous name; much of the detailed life story comes from Burmese notices and later Thai writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eBayinnaung died in \u003cstrong\u003e1581\u003c\/strong\u003e. Tradition holds that she then married his successor, \u003cstrong\u003eNanda Bayin\u003c\/strong\u003e. In \u003cstrong\u003e1584,\u003c\/strong\u003e her father broke the vassal oath; after his death in \u003cstrong\u003e1590\u003c\/strong\u003e, Naresuan continued the war. In \u003cstrong\u003eJanuary 1593\u003c\/strong\u003e, at Nong Sarai, Naresuan killed the Burmese crown prince \u003cstrong\u003eMingyi Swa\u003c\/strong\u003e (Thai tradition: the famous elephant duel; Burmese accounts differ on how the prince died).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is not firmly proven:\u003c\/strong\u003e later Thai popular history says that when Nanda Bayin learned of his son’s death, he struck Suphankanlaya, who was then pregnant, and she died—often dated around \u003cstrong\u003e1593\u003c\/strong\u003e. That martyr account is widespread in modern Thailand and is why she is venerated as a woman who remained in Hongsawadi while her brothers fought for Ayutthaya. Historians note that this death scene is \u003cstrong\u003enot documented in the early Ayutthaya chronicles\u003c\/strong\u003e; it belongs to later narrative and popular memory. What we can say with more confidence is the family line, the 1569–1571 hostage\/marriage context, and her place in Ayutthaya–Hongsawadi politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eShe is honored today as a symbol of sacrifice for the kingdom, not because every later detail can be footnoted, but because the core is historical: a Phitsanulok-Ayutthaya princess given into the Toungoo court so her house—and, in the Thai telling, her brothers—could survive the years after the first fall of Ayutthaya.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ME Thanakrit Kanyaprasit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45263868821808,"sku":"K-709","price":185.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/2863\/3648\/products\/Thai-Princess-Suphankalaya-3.jpg?v=1696187489","url":"https:\/\/uniquely-thai.com\/products\/princess-suphankalaya-nariratana-rajakanya-thailand","provider":"Uniquely Thai Lao TV","version":"1.0","type":"link"}