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'''Seng Sae Khu''' is the great-grandfather of former [[Thailand|Thai]] Prime Minister [[Thaksin Shinawatra]]. |
'''Seng Sae Khu''' is the great-grandfather of former [[Thailand|Thai]] Prime Minister [[Thaksin Shinawatra]]. |
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Seng Sae Khu (also known as Khu Chun Seng; {{lang-zh|丘春盛}}) was a [[Hakka people|Hakka]] Chinese immigrant from [[Fengshun]], [[Meizhou]], [[Guangdong]] who arrived in Siam in the 1860s. In 1908, he settled in [[Chiang Mai]]. He married a Thai woman called Sangdi. His eldest son, Chiang Sae Khu, was born in [[Chanthaburi]] in 1890, and also married a Thai woman, called Saeng Somna. Chiang's eldest son, Sak, adopted the Thai surname Shinawatra ("does good routinely") in 1938 during the [[Plaek Pibulsonggram|Phibun]] regime's anti-Chinese campaigns, and the rest of the family also adopted it, including Loet, Thaksin's father, born in Chiang Mai in 1919. Loet married Yindi Ramingwong, who is also of Hakka Chinese descent.<ref>[http://english.people.com.cn/200507/03/eng20050703_193730.html Thai PM concludes China tour]</ref><ref>{{zh icon}} [http://www.hsm.com.cn/news/2005/0701/68/596.shtml {{lang|zh-s|泰国总理他信：我是华裔客家人}}]</ref> |
Seng Sae Khu (also known as Khu Chun Seng; {{lang-zh|丘春盛}}) was a [[Hakka people|Hakka]] Chinese immigrant from [[Fengshun]], [[Meizhou]], [[Guangdong]] who arrived in [[Thailand]] (then named Siam) in the 1860s. In 1908, he settled in [[Chiang Mai]]. He married a Thai woman called Sangdi. His eldest son, Chiang Sae Khu, was born in [[Chanthaburi]] in 1890, and also married a Thai woman, called Saeng Somna. Chiang's eldest son, Sak, adopted the Thai surname Shinawatra ("does good routinely") in 1938 during the [[Plaek Pibulsonggram|Phibun]] regime's anti-Chinese campaigns, and the rest of the family also adopted it, including Loet, Thaksin's father, born in Chiang Mai in 1919. Loet married Yindi Ramingwong, who is also of Hakka Chinese descent.<ref>[http://english.people.com.cn/200507/03/eng20050703_193730.html Thai PM concludes China tour]</ref><ref>{{zh icon}} [http://www.hsm.com.cn/news/2005/0701/68/596.shtml {{lang|zh-s|泰国总理他信：我是华裔客家人}}]</ref> |
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Seng Sae Khu made his fortune through [[tax farming]]. The Khu/Shinawatra later founded [[Shinawatra Silks]] and |
Seng Sae Khu made his fortune through [[tax farming]]. The Khu/Shinawatra later founded [[Shinawatra Silks]] and moved into finance, construction and property development. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 21:20, 2 August 2009
Seng Sae Khu is the great-grandfather of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
Seng Sae Khu (also known as Khu Chun Seng; Chinese: 丘春盛) was a Hakka Chinese immigrant from Fengshun, Meizhou, Guangdong who arrived in Thailand (then named Siam) in the 1860s. In 1908, he settled in Chiang Mai. He married a Thai woman called Sangdi. His eldest son, Chiang Sae Khu, was born in Chanthaburi in 1890, and also married a Thai woman, called Saeng Somna. Chiang's eldest son, Sak, adopted the Thai surname Shinawatra ("does good routinely") in 1938 during the Phibun regime's anti-Chinese campaigns, and the rest of the family also adopted it, including Loet, Thaksin's father, born in Chiang Mai in 1919. Loet married Yindi Ramingwong, who is also of Hakka Chinese descent.[1][2]
Seng Sae Khu made his fortune through tax farming. The Khu/Shinawatra later founded Shinawatra Silks and moved into finance, construction and property development.
References
- ^ Thai PM concludes China tour
- ^ Template:Zh icon [泰国总理他信：我是华裔客家人 Error: {{Lang}}: unrecognized language tag: zh-s (help)]
Further reading
- Chris Baker, Pasuk Phongpaichit. Thaksin: The Business Of Politics In Thailand. Silkworm Books. ISBN 978-9749575550.