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Biography of Suphankanlaya [Aong Tong][1] Princess Suphankalaya is not just a myth like everyone believes. She was real during the era of Ayutthaya. She was a heroine who helped all Thai people to their freedom. She was brave and smart. Plus she sacrificed herself for the sake of Thailand.[2]Unlike her grandmother,Suriyothai, who sacrificed her life in order to help her husband and her nation,Suphankanlaya had another way of showing her braveness. She helped Naresuan to free Ayutthaya without anyone noticing it. Suphankanla was born in 1552 at Jhan palace, Phitsanulok.She was the granddaughter of king Chakkrapat and queen Suriyothai.She was a daughter of Maha Thammaracha,viceroy of Phitsanulok and later the king of Ayutthaya and Wisutkasut.She had two younger brothers who became king of Ayutthaya,Naresuan and Ekathotsarot respectively. In 1564, Ayutthaya was lost to Burma,Maha thammaracha became a vassal of king Bayinnaung of Pegu in Burma. As the loser, he was forced to give up everything he had, even his son and daughter. In 1569, Suphankanlaya was sent to Pegu in Burma to show the loyalty of her father along with other 15 girls.[3]It was a miserable time for all Thais. In 1571, she agreed to marry Bayinnaung to become one of his minor wives in exchange for her brother returning home. She had a daughter with Bayinnaung. In 1581, Bayinnaung was dead.Nandabayin succeeded to his throne.Suphankanlaya became his wife. In 1590, Maha Thammaracha died.Naresuan succeeded to Ayutthaya’s throne. In 1592 Naresuan defeated and killed Nandabayin’s son Mingyiswa in a legendary duel on the back of elephants. Out of rage Nandabayin struck [4] Suphankanlaya who was eight months pregnant with him, along with her daughter and they died instantly. Suphankanlaya was dauntless in her ways i.e. sacrificing her life and happiness for the sake of her country. Without her, Thailand would never have been formed. She is a patron to all Thai women, she showed her courage in the time of hardship. She fought until she died. She never gave up,and that’s why she is greatly admired by many Thai people.

Reference 1.	Pasuk Phongpaichit; Chris Baker (2000), Thailand's Crisis, Silkworm Books, pp. 175–176 2.	Chris Baker; Pasuk Phongpaichit (2000), A History of Thailand (Second ed.), Cambridge University Press, p. 262 3.	อยุธยาศึกษา:ตลาดวิชาสำหรับครู-อาจารย์, หน้า 183 4. Taylor (2001), History, Simulacrum and the real, p. 6