Taksin
Thai Chinese general who liberated Siam and founded Thonburi.
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He became King of Siam on 28 December 1767 at Thonburi Palace, at age 34.[1][2] On 17 April 1734, Taksin was born in Ayutthaya, with his ancestry comprising Chinese Teochew, Tai-Chinese, and Mon elements.[3]
Key facts and history
His mother Nokiang was of Mon-Tai descent, and her mother was a Mon noblewoman.[4] Taksin was adopted by the Grand Chancellor Mut and given the Thai name Sin, meaning money or treasure.[5] After serving as a Buddhist monk for about three years, Sin became deputy governor and later governor of Tak, gaining the name Phraya Tak.[6] On 3 January 1767, Taksin escaped Ayutthaya with 500 followers to Rayong, an action never adequately explained.[7]
He captured Chanthaburi by surprise night attack on 15 June 1767, only two months after Ayutthaya's fall.[8] Taksin chose Thonburi as his capital because it was closer to the sea, difficult to invade by land, and its fortifications could be manned by his available forces, with the option to retreat to Chanthaburi if needed.[9]
What the research sources say
The Phra Keaw Morakot enters historical records in 1434 in Chiang Rai, according to the Siam Rat Blog.[10] In 1779, Siam invaded the city led by Chao Phraya Chakri, and the Phra Kaew Morakot (Emerald Buddha) was brought to Thonburi and installed at Wat Chaeng.[10] In 1782, King Taksin was deposed by Chao Phraya Chakri, who then established himself as King Phra Putthayotfa Chulalok (Rama I).[10]
References
- Wikipedia, "Taksin" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Palaces in Bangkok", thai.tourismthailand.org (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Taksin" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Wood, pp. 253–254 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Taksin" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Parkes, p. 770 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Taksin" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Roy, "Prominent Mon Lineages from Late Ayutthaya to Early Bangkok", The Siam Society Under Royal Patronage, 2010; Wyatt, 140 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Taksin" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "RID 1999", RIT; "Wat Choeng Thar's official website", iGetWeb (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Taksin" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Webster, 156 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Taksin" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Baker, Chris; Phongpaichit, Pasuk. A History of Ayutthaya: Siam in the Early Modern World (p. 262). Cambridge University Press. Kindle Edition.; John Bowman, "Columbia Chronologies of Asian History and Culture", Columbia University Press, 2000, p. 514 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Taksin" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Damrong Rajanubhab, p. 385; "Art&Culture", Crma.ac.th; W.A.R.Wood, p. 253 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Taksin" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Syamananda, p. 95; Damrong Rajanubhab, p. 385; Sunthorn Phu, "Nirat Phra Bart (นิราศพระบาท)", Kong Toon (กองทุน), 2007, p. 123–124 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Following the Journey of the Emerald Buddha . Siam Rat Blog Retrieved 9 October 2020.. facts only, no text reused. siamrat.blog
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