On 2023-12-20 at 08:53, skrev Esspe:
Jo den vyn känner man igen. Hälsa henne så gott.
Jag är ganska säker på att Du menar kvinnan som är mer eller mindre helgonförklarad, inte bara i Korat utan även i stora delar av Issaan.
Thao Suranari (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 the deputy governor of Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat), the stronghold of Siamese control over its Laotian vassals.
In 1826, the King of Vientiane, Anouvong 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.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thao_Suranari
Hon står staty i den centrala parken i Korat men man kan få se henne lite överallt i stan då folket här i stan ser henne som stadens beskyddare.
När jag gick ut på kvällen så noterade jag att hotellet hade en liten staty av Ya Mo stående i lobbyn.