The “Holy Mans” Uprisings in the Thai Political Dynamics: Merits Counted
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In the following passages, I am going to bring out several self-proclaimed “Holy
Men” emerged during the long-history of Thai Political dynamics. Among them, someone
came up from the center of different parties of contesting powers for the throne, the symbol
of the highest power of human realm; someone rose up as the military leader to defend the
external invasions; some others, even led the people to claim the state-independence from
the central court. Apart from their ambitions, they were mainly active in central Thailand, the
region closer to the central power, Ayutthaya in history, though their origins could be traced
back to the Northern or Northeast Thailand. It should also be noted, I am intending to avoid
any political standpoints in the paper. Rather, I just locate my ambition to bring out several
variances of “Holy Men”, occurring in Thai political dynamics, based on the categories laid
out by the western scholarships above. It is also worthy to point out that I am going to outline
“Holy Men”, by following the dynastic axis of Thai polity respectfully.
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