1902 Shan Rebellion in Northern Thailand (2)

Thai King Chula Longkorn (1853-1910).

Field Marshal Surasak arrived and for months the destruction of the rebels,
and many innocent Shans and Lao (as all the northern people were called at this
time) was ruthlessly carried out. It was not until September 1903 that the
rebellion was officially declared to be over. Heavy- handed the Siamese
certainly were, but the north (and the Shans) never