Thai-Burmese name for the Burmese general who in 1767 invaded Singburi, where he met fierce resistance from the heroes of Bang Rajan (fig.). He was sent by the King of Ang Wa (Ava/Inwa) with a 1,000 men strong army, escorted by three other Burmese army officers, i.e. Manih Chokhong (มณีจอข่อง), Maha Chothaeng (มหาจอแทง) and Aka Bankhayih (อาคา บัญคญี), as reinforcements in support of the troops of General Ne Myo Sihabodi/Thihapate (เนเมียวสีหบดี/เนมโยสีหปเต๊ะ) who had previously attacked and conquered Sukhothai, descending on the former capital city with his troops from Chiang Mai, then still a Burmese vassal state, via Sawankhalok. After his conquest of Sukhothai, he descended on Ayutthaya via the Chao Phraya valley, reaching the outskirts of the island city on 20 January 1766 and consequently laying siege to the Siamese capital. However, General Surin Chokhong missed his rende-vous with General Ne Myo Thihapate as during the 4th campaign of Bang Rajan, as some 200 warriors led by Nai Thong Hmen, together with Nai Choht (นายโชติ), Nai Dok (นายดอก), and Nai Thong Kaew (นายทองแก้ว), were able to cross a canal and attack the Burmese in the back, and in the ensuing battle General Surin Chokhong was killed by Nai Thaen (fig.), one of the eleven leaders of the Bang Rajan camp, who soon after also succumbed from a lethal infection to a wound he sustained on his knee in the same battle. 回