Cannon in front of the Ministry of Defence

Phraya Tani (Thai พญาตานี) or Seri Patani (Malay) is a historical siege cannon from Patani in southern Thailand. The Thai Alphabet (อักษรไทย àksŏn thai) is used to write the Thai language and other minority languages in Thailand The Malay language ( ISO 639-1 code MS is an Austronesian language spoken by the Malay people and people of other ethnic groups who reside in the | NOTE Throughout this article "cannon" is used as BOTH the || singular and plural Pattani ( Thai ปัตตานี is one of the southern provinces ( changwat) of Thailand. The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj It is the largest cannon ever cast in what is now Thailand, measuring 9 feet and made of brass. Brass is any Alloy of Copper and Zinc; the proportions of zinc and copper can be varied to create a range of brasses with varying properties It is now on display in front of the Ministry of Defence, opposite the Grand Palace in Bangkok. The Grand Palace (พระบรมมหาราชวัง Phra Borom Maha Ratcha Wang) is a complex of buildings in Bangkok, Thailand. Bangkok, known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (krūŋtʰêːp máhǎːnákʰɔn) or Krung Thep ( for short is the Capital, largest The cannon is still the symbol of the Pattani Province. Pattani ( Thai ปัตตานี is one of the southern provinces ( changwat) of Thailand.

The cannon was cast in the early 17th century by a craftsman of Chinese descent named Tok Kayan. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar The ruler of Sultanate of Pattani at that time, Raja Biru, ordered the construction of firearms in response to rumors of a forthcoming attack from Siam. Patani (Pattani is known to have been part of the ancient Srivijayan kingdom Ratu Biru (Thai รายาบีรู ruled the Sultanate of Patani (1616-1624 succeeding her sister Ratu Hijau. Three cannons were cast, two large ones named Seri Patani and Seri Negara, and a smaller one named Mahalela.

After the fall of Ayutthaya in 1767, Patani tried to liberate itself from the tributary status to Siam. The kingdom of Ayutthaya (อาณาจักรอยุธยา was a Thai kingdom that existed from 1351 to 1767 However, in 1785 the army of Siam under leadership of the vice-king Boworn Maha Surasinghanat defeated Patani. Ouparath, also Ouparaja, or Uparaja, are titles for viceregal positions reserved for of the Buddhist dynasties in Thailand, Cambodia, Burma Boworn Maha Surasinghanat (1743 - 1803 สมเด็จกรมพระราชวังบวร มหาสุรสิงหนาท was the first Vice-King of the The two large cannon were taken as booty, however Seri Negara fell into the sea while being loaded to the ship.

In 1787 King Rama I ordered the casting of a similar-sized cannon named Narai Sanghan, to be a pair with the captured Phraya Tani.

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