Second Burmese Wars
August 1765: 20,000-strong northern Burmese army invade northern Siam, and joined in by three southern armies of over 20,000 in October
January 1766: Burmese armies overcome numerically superior but poorly coordinated Siamese defences, and converge before the Siamese capital.
March 1767: King Ekkathat of Siam offers to become a tributary but the Burmese demands an unconditional surrender.
7 April 1767: the Burmese sacks the starving city for the second time in history.
November 1767: China invades Burma with their largest force yet, finally convincing King Hsinbyushin to withdraw his forces from Siam.
1770: Siamese Civil War; Taksin, King of Thonburi, emerges victor and unites Siam.
1782: King Rama I takes the throne of Siam after defeating a rebellion which had deposed King Taksin of Thonburi. (side note: King Rama established the Chakri dynasty, that still rules Thailand today)
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References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burmese%E2%80%93Siamese_War_(1765%E2%80%9367)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chakri_Dynasty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rama_I
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burmese%E2%80%93Siamese_War_(1785%E2%80%9386)
Showing posts with label Siam. Show all posts
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Sunday, 10 January 2016
Background on Siam
In foreign accounts, Ayutthaya was called Siam, but many sources say the people of Ayutthaya called themselves Tai, and their kingdom Krung Tai "The Tai country"
The kingdom of Ayutthaya was not a unified state but rather a patchwork of self-governing principalities and tributary provinces owing allegiance to the king of Ayutthaya under The Circle of Power, or the mandala system (a polity was defined by its centre rather than its boundaries, and it could be composed of numerous other tributary polities without undergoing administrative integration, emphasised personal rather than official or territorial relationships; and it was often non-exclusive. Any particular area, therefore, could be subject to several powers, or none).
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References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayutthaya_Kingdom
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandala_(Southeast_Asian_political_model)
The kingdom of Ayutthaya was not a unified state but rather a patchwork of self-governing principalities and tributary provinces owing allegiance to the king of Ayutthaya under The Circle of Power, or the mandala system (a polity was defined by its centre rather than its boundaries, and it could be composed of numerous other tributary polities without undergoing administrative integration, emphasised personal rather than official or territorial relationships; and it was often non-exclusive. Any particular area, therefore, could be subject to several powers, or none).
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References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayutthaya_Kingdom
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandala_(Southeast_Asian_political_model)
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