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Kosa Pan: the Ambassador Who Saved the Kingdom By Phuthon Phumathon Ketkan Kumphuang, QSMT Librarian

Kosa Pan: the Ambassador Who Saved the Kingdom By Phuthon Phumathon

Kosa Pan: the Ambassador Who Saved the Kingdom is published by National Discovery Museum Institute. The writer, Phuthon Phumathon is the senior lecturer at Thepsatri Rajabhat University and the expert of His Majesty King Narai the Great’s period.

Kosa Pan: the Ambassador Who Saved the Kingdom tells the story about Chao Phraya Kosa Thibodi or Kosa Pan, a Siamese ambassador who led the Siamese embassy to France sent by King Narai the Great in 1686. The book describes the interesting stories from Thai and foreign credentials, especially those of France. Kosa Pan was not only the courier, but also the epithet golden-tongued diplomat. Kosa Pan’s embassy was met with a rapturous reception and caused a sensation in the courts and society of Europe.