Early Life
Prince Tub (ทับ) was born in 1787 to Prince Isarasundhorn and one of his royal wives Chao Chom Manda Riam, who came from a Muslim noble family from the South. Following King Rama II's coronation in 1809, Prince Kshatriyanuchit, the surviving son of Taksin, revolted as pretender to the throne. Prince Tub was assigned to suppress the rebellion, successfully. Praised by his father for his competence, Prince Tub was given the Sanskrit-derived name Jessadabodindra, raised to the bureaucratic rank of Kromma Muen and served his father as Kromma Tha (minister of trade and foreign affairs.) As Kromma Tha, he developed proficiency in foreign trade and grew an affection for Chinese goods and culture. Temples he later had constructed were characterized by Chinese influence.
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