The Thai people loved chewing betel nut, which made their teeth black, since the ancient time until the Government under the premiership of Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram issued ban on chewing the nut in 1942.
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Phraya Phichai was born in 1741 at Ban Huai Kha, Amphoe Phichai, Changwat Uttaradit, having four brothers and sisters but three of them died before Phichai”s birth.
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Phraya Phichai (th: พระยาพิชัย), or popularly known as Phraya Phichai Dap Hak (th: พระยาพิชัยดาบหัก; Phraya Phichai of the broken sword) (born: 1741 at Ban Huai Kha, Amphoe Phichai, Changwat Uttaradit; died: 1782) was a historic Thai nobleman in the Ayutthaya period who fought with a sword in each hand until one was broken.
Chao Phraya River | Ta Phraya District | Phichai District | Phichai |