Nai Khanom Tom – Founder of Muay Thai

The name Nai Khanom Tom is one that every Thai boy knows and adorns every book or publication about the sport. He is one of the greatest Muaythai heroes. In 1774, Nai Khanom Tom was a prisoner of war in Burma. The Burmese had captured it when they looted and burned Thailand's former capital, Ayutthaya.