Taksin the Great (1734-1782) was a Thai-Chinese general who became the only king of the Thonburi Kingdom, ruling Siam from 1767 to 1782. After the Burmese destroyed Ayutthaya in 1767, he escaped to the eastern coast, rallied forces and reunified a country that had fractured into competing factions. His reign was dominated by military campaigns against Burma, Laos and Cambodia, while he promoted economic recovery through Chinese trade and cultural restoration. In his final years he behaved increasingly erratically, claiming spiritual enlightenment. Amid this instability and economic hardship, a coup in 1782 brought his ally Chao Phraya Chakri to power. Taksin was executed shortly afterwards, and Chakri founded the Chakri Dynasty, which still rules Thailand.
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Role (category)Wikidata P106 (occupation), classified into the fixed role-category enum, w-bbfill-langhist-0926. Connections
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After the Burmese destroyed Ayutthaya in 1767, he escaped to the eastern coast, rallied forces and reunified a country that had fractured into competing factions.
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Taksin the Great or the King of Thonburi (17 April 1734-7 April 1782) was a Thai Chinese general who became the only King of Thonburi that ruled Siam from 1767 to 1782.
In Era: The Early Modern Period, lead paragraph, lifespan
Infobox: born 1734-4-17; died 1782-4-7
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