Being a Thai translation of the Chinese novel <i>Wu Hu Ping Nan</i> (五虎平南; "Five Tigers Conquering the South"). The original novel was composed by Li Yutang (李雨堂) during the Qing dynasty. The Thai translation was done a Chinese man named To at the behest of Chancellor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somdet_Chaophraya_Sri_Suriwongse" class="extiw" title="w:Somdet Chaophraya Sri Suriwongse">Chuang Bunnak</a> of Siam in the year 2400 BE (1857/58 CE). This translation was found in a 6-volume manuscript and was first printed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Beach_Bradley" class="extiw" title="w:Dan Beach Bradley">Doctor Bradley</a>'s Printing House as a single volume book in the year 2429 BE (1886/87 CE).
Li Yutang
<i>โหงวโฮ้วเพ็งไซ โหงวโฮ้วเพ็งหนำ เล่ม ๒</i>. (๒๕๑๓). พระนคร: โรงพิมพ์คุรุสภาลาดพร้าว.