Heroines
Monument
The Heroines
Monument was erected in the middle of the city opposite Thalang
National Museum on Highway 402.
After the
Burmese sacked Ayutthaya, then the capital of Siam, in 1767,
King Taksin drove out the Burmese and re-unified the country.
The Burmese were bad losers, and outfitted a fleet to attack
the southern provinces and carry off the populations to slavery
in Burma. The Monument honors Kunying Jan and her sister Mook
who were credited with the organizing the successful defense
of Phuket Island against the Burmese invaders. This became
Phuket's most unforgettable historic event.
To acknowledge
their bravery and leadership, King Rama I conferred on Kunying
Jan the honorific apellation Thao Thep Kasatri - a title of
nobility usually reserved for royalty, and her sister became
Thao Sri Suntorn.
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