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Din Tharab studied at a military academy in

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where he was a classmate of

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. He received several royal titles, eventually becoming

Sitthi Songkram. An outspoken royalist, on 11 October 1933, he joined Prince Boworadet in a rebellion to restore power to King

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, who had surrendered it the previous year to the People's Party after its successful coup. Initially, the 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

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. On 23 October government troops charged Phraya Si SithiSongkram's defensive position. The battle was fierce, ending in bayonet fighting. Phraya Si SithiSongkram was shot and killed by Lieutenant

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, 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 SithiSongkram's daughter, Amphot Tharap, was the mother of General

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, Commander of the Army and Prime Minister of Thailand following the successful army coup of 2006.

Notes

:1. ''Phraya'' is a Thai honorific, a title of ancient Thai civil nobility between พระ (''Phra'') and เจ้าพระยา (''Chao Phraya'').

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