Khaw Soo Cheang (1797–1882), other names Khaw Teng Hai and Kor Su Jiang, was born in Xiayu Township, Longxi County of
Zhangzhou, China (present-day
Longhai City). At the age of 25, he left China to
Nanyang in search of a better life. He arrived in
Penang, then later migrated to Thailand in 1822. Soo Cheang established a
tin mining and shipping empire. He was appointed governor of
Ranong Province in 1854 and given the princely title of Phraya Na Ranong by the royal family. He became primogenitor of the Khaw na Ranong family, one of the most prominent
Thai Chinese families in Thailand.
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