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Devahastin family.jpg) The Devahastin or Thephasadin family (Thai: เทพหัสดิน, RTGS: Thephatsadin) is a Thai family of royal descent, tracing its origins from Prince Thepharirak, a nephew of King Rama I.[1] Its best known member was Sanan Devahastin na Ayudhya, better known by his noble title Chaophraya Thammasakmontri, a senior government official of the 1920s–1930s. HistoryThe family traces its descent from Phraya Ratchaphakdi (Mom Rajawongse Chang),[a] whom sources describe as either a grandson or a son of Prince Thepharirak, himself a nephew of King Rama I.[2] The family name was granted by King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) to Phraya Phaisansinlapasat (Sanan Devahastin na Ayudhya, later to become Chaophraya Thammasakmontri) in 1913 when he decreed the use of surnames. The romanized spelling Devahastin, which does not reflect the Thai pronunciation, is based on the Sanskrit root words deva and hastin, which roughly mean 'god' and 'elephant' (a reference to the name Chang, which also means 'elephant'). The name is suffixed with na Ayudhya, indicating royal descent. PeopleNotable members of the family include:
In 2010, a member of the family, identified by the nickname Praewa, was involved in a car accident with a public passenger van on the Don Mueang Tollway, which resulted in the deaths of nine van passengers. She was driving underage without a licence, and the case sparked a huge amount of online public outrage.[4] The case resurfaced in 2019, when it was revealed that the victims' families had not yet received their court-ordered financial compensation,[5] prompting the Devahastin family to hold a press conference where, among other things, it pointed out that the clan comprised over 200 individual families and should not be blamed for the actions of one individual.[1] Notes
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