Maha Sura Singhanat

Maha Sura Singhanat
มหาสุรสิงหนาท
Maha Sura Singhanat; มหาสุรสิงหนาท;
	Portrait at Wat Chana Songkhram
Viceroy of Siam
Tenure	1782 – 3 November 1803
Appointer	Phutthayotfa Chulalok (Rama I)
Predecessor	Inthraphithak (as Viceroy of Thonburi)
Successor	Itsarasunthon (later Rama II)
Deputy	Anurak Devesh
Born	1 November 1744; Ayutthaya, Ayutthaya
Died	3 November 1803 (aged 59); Bangkok, Siam
Spouse	Princess Sri Anocha; Various consorts;
Issue	43 sons and daughters
House	Chakri dynasty
Father	Thongdi (later Somdet Phra Pathom Borom Maha Chanok)
Mother	Daoreung (Yok; later Phra Akkhara Chaya)
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

Somdet Phra Bawornrajchao Maha Sura Singhanat (Thai: สมเด็จพระบวรราชเจ้ามหาสุรสิงหนาท; RTGS: Somdet Phra Boworaratchao Mahasurasinghanat, lit: His Royal Highness, Maharurasinghanat, Prince of Front Palace) (1 November 1744 – 3 November 1803) was the younger brother of Rama I, the first monarch of the Chakri dynasty of Siam. As an Ayutthayan general, he fought alongside his brother in various campaigns against Burmese invaders and the local warlords. When his brother crowned himself as the king of Siam at Bangkok in 1781, he was appointed the Front Palace or Maha Uparaj, the title of the heir. During the reign of his brother, he was known for his important role in the campaigns against Bodawpaya of Burma.