House of Na Champassak
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The Na Champassak family (Lao: ນະ ຈຳປາສັກ, Thai: ณ จำปาศักดิ์) were former royals in Laos before the communist take-over in 1975. This surname was given by Vajiravudh, the King of Siam, for anyone who descend from Chao Yuttithammathon (Kham Souk), the 11th king of the Kingdom of Champassak. Originally, it was transliterated in English as Na Champasakdi.[1]
They took their name from the city of Champassak (or Champasak), prefixrd by nobiliary particle na signifying of a former kingdom or tributary state of Siam.[2] They are descended from the rulers of the Kingdom of Champassak. The Na Champassak family are members of the Khun Lo Dynasty, which was established by Khun Lo.
[edit] Notable members
- King Ratsadanay, last King of Champasak. Died Bassac, June 1946.
- Chao Boun Oum na Champassak, Prime Minister of Laos. Died in 1980, in France
- Prince Sisouk na Champassak - Secretary General of the Royal Government in Laos after WWII. Author of Storm over Laos. Died in 1985, in Santa Ana, California, USA.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.amed.go.th/AboutUs/palace/nameH.htm
- ^ "Royal Institute Dictionary". Royal Institute of Thailand. 1999. http://rirs3.royin.go.th/dictionary.asp. Retrieved January 15, 2012. "ณ ๒ [นะ] บ. ใน, ที่, เป็นคําบ่งเวลาหรือสถานที่ว่า ตรงนั้นตรงนี้, ถ้าใช้ นําหน้าสกุล หมายความว่า แห่ง เช่น ณ อยุธยา ณ ระนอง."
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