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Purachatra Jayakara
Prince of Siam
the Prince of Kamphaengphet
SpousePrincess Prabhavasidh Narumala
Princess Ladakham of Chiang Mai
and 5 consorts
Issuesee below
Names
- His Royal Highness
Princess Purachatra Jayakara:
23 January 1881 - 29 January 1904
- His Royal Highness
The Prince of Kamphaengphet:
29 January 1904 - 14 September 1936
HouseHouse of Chatrajaya
Chakri Dynasty
FatherChulalongkorn, Rama V of Siam
MotherChao Chom Manda Wad Kalyanamitra

His Royal Highness Prince Purachatra Jayakara, the Prince of Kamphaengphet, or Phra Chao Boromwongse Ther Phra Ong Chao Purachatra Jayakara Kromma Phra Kamphaengphet Akarayothin (RTGS: Burachat Chaiyakon) Thai: พระเจ้าบรมวงศ์เธอ พระองค์เจ้าบุรฉัตรไชยากร กรมพระกำแพงเพ็ชรอัครโยธิน; 23 January 1881 - 29 January 1936) was a Prince of Siam, a member of the Siamese Royal Family (later Thailand). He originated the House of Chatrajaya (ราชสกุลฉัตรไชย). His descendants use this royal surname. He was a son of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V the Great) of Siam. He was called Father of the Thai radio and Father of the Thai railways.

Biography

Prince Purachatra Jayakara was born on 23 January 1881 in the compound of the Grand Palace. He was the 35th son of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) of Siam and The Noble Consort (Chao Chom Manda) Wad Kalyanamitra. He received the education in Suankularb Wittayalai School. In 1894, he attended studying the Public works at Harrow College, England. Then attended School of Engineering at Trinity Cambridge, University of Cambridge, and engineering at Chatham. And he attended studying in France and Netherlands in the School of engineering of digging dam-canals. After graduating, he went back to work in England. He became the officer of the Institution of Civil engineer.

He came back to Thailand in 1904. He worked as the military engineer, and officer of the Siamese Royal Army. He had served for 17 years. He developed the Siamese Department of Engineering militaries in his knowledge he got from the western. Later he retired himself and moved to Singapore with his family in 1933. He resided there until his death on 29 January 1936, at the age of 54.

Royal duties

Thai railways

In the reign of King Chulalongkorn. He gave the Siamese railway offices in control of the foreigners, for administration in the railways system around Thailand. Until his death in 1910, starting the new reign of King Vajiravudh (Rama VI). He requested his step-brother, Prince Purachatra Jayakara to be the Head of the Northern railway department. Later in 1917, King Vajiravudh include the railways of the Northern line and the Sounthern line into the Royal Railway department and had Prince Purachatra Jayakara as the president. He developed and well-administrated the railway system. He expanded the raillines around the northern and sountern territory. Moreover, he created the north-eastern territory's line, started from Nakhon Ratchasima Province to Ubol Ratchathani Province. And the eastern line, started from Chachoengsao Province to Sa Kaeo Province which ended at Aranyaprathet District. He brought the diesel engine to use in Siam, as the first country in Asia using diesel engine.

Later, King Vajiravudh dissolved the road department and included into the Royal railway department. Prince Purachatra Jayakara was responsibility for creating all the roads and bridges around the country, such as the Kasatsuk Bridge the first railway bridge in Thailand, Ratchadaphisek Bridge in Lampang Province, Phra Buddha Yodfa Bridge and Rama VI Bridge.

In 1921, he served as the commander of the railway department. He brought the engine of searching crude oil, firstly in Fang District, Chiang Mai Province where the people there found many amounts of crude oil. He hired the American Geologist to worked as surveying in geological system, for finding crude oil and coal around Thailand.

Transpotations and Communications

He fristly brought the communication system into the country. He set up a small radio broadcasting trails and broadcated fristly in 1930. He established the first radio broadcasting station called Phayathai radio station. He was the first person of Siam, establishing the communication broadcasting system in the country. Then he became the Ministry of Commerce and Transport. He thought about craeting the television broadcasting transmission, but it was not successful because of the Siamese Revolution of 1932. The project was cancelled, unless would be the first country of television transmission in Asia. Furthermore, he created the telegraph offices around the country, for mailing services, parcel, and postal services. He craeted the communicatin services from Thailand to many foreign countries.

In the transportation systems, he interested about the flight operation systems. He demonstrated flighting, later acknowledged as the first Thai people embarking. He then established the flight operation systems business aviation, including the international aviation, for commercial aviation international services.

On 1 April 1926, he became the Minister of Commerce and Transport, which were both included into the one ministry. After the Siamese Revolution, he usually did the royal duties and royal ceremonies represented his step-brother, King Prajadhipok (Rama VII), before his abdication.

Marriage and issue

Prince Purachatra Jayakara, the Prince of Kamphaengphet had 7 consorts, and 12 children; 4 sons and 8 daughters.

He firstly married on 16 November 1904 with his cousin, Princess Prabhavasidh Narumala, daughter of Prince Chaturanta Rasmi, the Prince Chakrabadibongse, King Chulalongkorn's younger brother. The couple had 4 children; 1 son and 3 daughters;

He secondly married with the Chiang Mai's princess, Princess Ladakham of Chiang Mai had 2 daughters;

Mom Pian Chatrajaya na Ayudhya (née Surakup; 1 September 1899 - 14 July 1938), had 1 daughter;

Mom Pued Chatrajaya na Ayudhaya (née Pheungrakwong; 12 June 1906 - 5 March 1984), had 1 son;

Mom Buaphud Chatrajaya na Ayudhya (née Intrasut; born 5 April 1911 - ), had 1 son and 1 daughter;

Mom Chamlong Chatrajaya na Ayudhya (née Chalanukroh; 8 September 1913 - 4 November 1968), had 1 daughter;

Mom Euam Chatrajaya na Ayudhya (née Aruntat; 14 October 1910 - 16 February 1948), had 1 son;

Royal decorations

He prestigious the royal title as The Prince of Kamphaengphet', translated as Krom Muen Kamphaengphet Akarayothin (Thai: กรมหมื่นกำแพงเพชรอัครโยธิน) on 29 January 1904. Later was elevated by King Prajadhipok from Krom Muen into Krom Phra, the second level of the Krom ranks.

Ancestry

Ancestor of Prince Purachatra Jayakara, Krom Phra Kamphaengphet Akarayothin
Princess Purachatra Jayakara, the Prince of Kamphaengphet Father:
Chulalongkorn, King Rama V of Siam 		Paternal Grandfather:
Mongkut, King Rama IV of Siam 		Paternal Great-grandfather:
Buddha Loetla Nabhalai, King Rama II of Siam
Paternal Great-grandmother:
Queen Sri Suriyendra
Paternal Grandmother:
Queen Debsirindra 		Paternal Great-grandfather:
Prince Sirivongse, the Prince Matayabidaksa
Paternal Great-grandmother:
Mom Noi Sirivongs na Ayudhya
Mother:
Chao Chom Manda Wad Kalyanamitra 		Maternal Grandfather:
Lord Sathiarnraksa 		Maternal Great-grandfather:
unknown
Maternal Great-grandmother:
unknown
Maternal Grandmother:
Prik Kalyanamitra 		Maternal Great-grandfother:
Phraya Isranubhab
Maternal Great-grandmother:
Kham Kalyanamitra

References

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