| Queen Suriyothai was the wife of King Maha | | | | an elephant. The two kings fought each other. |
| Chakraphat of Ayutthaya whose reign lasted | | | | During the fight, King Maha Chakraphat was in |
| from 1549 to 1569. King Maha Chakraphat was | | | | danger and Queen Suriyothai seeing this, tried to |
| said to have so many white elephants that he | | | | rescue her husband by driving her elephant in |
| was nicknamed the King of the White Elephant. | | | | between and in the bargain was cut from |
| According to Brahmanic beliefs, if a monarch had | | | | shoulder to hip. The Burmese king on realizing that |
| one or more white elephants, it was glorious and | | | | he had killed a woman was ashamed of himself |
| happy sign of his / her reign. | | | | and immediately withdrew from the battle. |
| Hardly six months after ascending to the throne, | | | | Ever since, Queen Suriyothai has been regarded |
| King Maha Chakraphat was put to test by the | | | | as the greatest heroines of Thai history. She has |
| king of Burma. King Tabengshweti wanted to test | | | | been revered for her bravery, love and devotion |
| King Maha Chakraphat's courage and exact | | | | towards her husband. She was the first queen to |
| revenge on Siam. King Maha Chakraphat prepared | | | | have gone onto the battle field. Her ashes are |
| himself for the war as he considered it to be an | | | | enshrined within the Sri Suriyothai pagoda at Suan |
| insult to his honour. | | | | Luang Sobsawan Temple in Ayutthaya province |
| Queen Suriyothai dressed herself as a man and | | | | of Thailand. |
| accompanied her husband to the battle front on | | | | |