The Heroines Of Phuket - Short Summary

The heroines of Phuket

The two well known sister (Lady Chan and Lady Mook) were born into the head of Baan Kien family.

In the early 1785, Burmese troops came to invade Phuket and instead of running away, Chan and Mook decided to gather many people together, including women disguised as men, and fight back scaring off the soldiers.
This was an amazing role and event for Thai women, who were only expected to be house wives and take care of the children. This gave men a different point of view to women and changed the lifestyle of many women in Thailand.

In march 1785, They managed to win the war, not by force but by smarter strategies.
After the war, King Rhama showed his appreciation to the two sisters by giving them the honorary tittles of Thao Thepkasattri and Thao Sri Sunthorn.



In 1793, Lady Chan and Lady Mook passed away.


In 1909, A monument was built for the sisters and is now located at the traffic roundabout on Thepkasattri road in Thalang, which has now become a very well known landmark.