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[[Phraya]] '''Si Sitthisongkhram''' ({{langx|th|พระยาศรีสิทธิสงคราม}}) or birth name '''Din Tharap''' ({{langx|th|ดิ่น ท่าราบ}}; 10 May 1891–23 October 1933) was a [[Thailand|Siamese]] career army officer. He became chief of staff of the First Army under the absolute monarchy, and was chief of operations of the army briefly during the post-1932 constitutional monarchy. He served as deputy commander of the royalist troops during the failed [[Boworadet Rebellion]] of 1933.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Murashima |first1=Eiji |title=The Making of Modern Thai Political Parties |date=1991 |location=Tokyo |url=http://www.waseda-coe-cas.jp/paper/20040720_murashima1_eng.pdf |chapter=Chapter 1: Democracy and the Development of Political Parties in Thailand 1932-1945|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060922080136/http://www.waseda-coe-cas.jp/paper/20040720_murashima1_eng.pdf |archive-date=2006-09-22 }}</ref>

==Biography==
Din Tharab studied at a military academy in [[Imperial Germany]] where he was a classmate with  [[Phot Phahonyothin]] and [[Phraya Songsuradet|Thep Phanthumasen]]. He received several royal titles, eventually becoming [[Phraya]]{{ref|a}} Sitthisongkhram. He was invited by his two classmates to join the [[Khana Ratsadon]] (People's Party) to [[Siamese revolution of 1932|revolutionize Siam]], but he refused. He knew the whole plan but did not oppose it. An outspoken royalist, on 11 October 1933, he joined [[Prince Boworadet]] in a rebellion to restore power to King [[Rama VII]], who had surrendered it the previous year to the People's Party after its successful coup. Initially, the [[Boworadet Rebellion|Rebellion]] positioned itself at [[Don Mueang]] and [[Bang Khen]], on the northern outskirts of Bangkok. After a week-long fight, however, rebel forces were driven away from Bangkok. From then on, the government troops gained momentum and kept advancing on the rebellion's headquarters at [[Nakhon Ratchasima]]. On 23 October government troops charged Phraya Si Sitthisongkram's defensive position. The battle was fierce, ending in [[bayonet]] fighting. Phraya Si Sitthisongkhram was shot and killed near [[Hin Lap railway station]] by Lieutenant [[Praphas Charusathien]], who 40 years later would become one of the "three tyrants" deposed in the October 1973 uprising. The following day, Prince Boworadet fled to [[Saigon]] and the revolt ended.

Phraya Si Sitthisongkhram's daughter, Amphot Tharap, was the mother of General [[Surayud Chulanont]], Commander of the Army and Prime Minister of Thailand following the successful army coup of 2006.

==See also==
* [[Boworadej]]
* [[Plaek Pibulsonggram]]
* [[History of Thailand (1932-1973)]]
* [[Prajadhipok]]
* [[Surayud Chulanont]]

==Notes==
:1.{{note|a}} ''Phraya'' is a Thai honorific, a title of ancient Thai civil nobility between พระ (''Phra'') and เจ้าพระยา  (''Chao Phraya'').

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==Further reading==
*{{in lang|th}} Thai Rath, เส้นทางจุลานนท์ ปฏิวัติ-กบฏ-นายก (Path of Chulanont Revolution-Rebellion-Premier), 5 October 2006
*{{in lang|th}} เหตุเกิดในแผ่นดิน เล่ม 6 (Occurrences in the Land, volume 6)
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