Queen Amarindra (1737-1826), () was the Queen Consort of King
Rama I ("the Great") of Siam, the founder of the
Chakri Dynasty. Her birth name was Nak (Thai นาค). She was a daughter of a
Mon richman from Bang Chang, in
Samut Songkhram Province.
Born in 1737 as an minor
Ayutthayan noble, Amarindra married the future King
Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke, when he was still an ordinary soldier called
Thong Duang around 1760. She bore him a total of ten children during her lifetime; this included the future King, Prince Isarasundhorn (
King Rama II). She was made Queen of Siam in 1782 when husband became
King of Siam. She was elevated to the title
Somdet Phra Amarindra Borommarachini (). During her lifetime she oversaw building of two
temples, one dedicated to her mother. She died in 1826 at the age of 89 in the
Grand Palace in
Bangkok.