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4 days ago · The Chakri dynasty ( Thai: ราชวงศ์ จักรี, RTGS : Ratchawong Chakkri, pronounced [râːt.tɕʰā.wōŋ tɕàk.krīː] ⓘ) is the current reigning dynasty of the Kingdom of Thailand. The head of the house is the king, who is head of state.
4 days ago · A new era in Thai history began with the rise to power of Taksin, a military commander of great skill and charismatic personality who succeeded within a decade after the fall of Ayutthaya in expelling the Burmans and making himself king of Siam.
2 days ago · King Taksin of Thonburi had been in difficulties gaining recognition from the Chinese imperial court due to Emperor Qianlong telling Taksin to restore the Ayutthayan dynasty instead of establishing himself as king.
6 days ago · History. The construction of the Grand Palace began on 6 May 1782, at the order of King Phutthayotfa Chulalok (Rama I). [5] . Having seized the crown from King Taksin of Thonburi, King Rama I was intent on building a capital city for his new Chakri dynasty.
Jul 1, 2024 · Thaksin Shinawatra is a Thai politician and businessman who served as prime minister of Thailand from 2001 to 2006. He was ousted in a military coup and went into exile. Convicted of corruption in 2008, he returned to Thailand in 2023 and had his sentence commuted by King Vajiralongkorn.
Jun 28, 2024 · King Taksin the Great or the King of Thonburi 17 April 1734 – 7 April 1782) was the only king of the Thonburi Kingdom that ruled Thailand from 1767 to 1782. He had been an aristocrat in the Ayutthaya Kingdom and then was a major leader during the liberation of Siam from Burmese occupation after the Second Fall of Ayutthaya in 1767, and the ...
Jun 19, 2024 · Interestingly, there is a statue of King Taksin the Great in the grounds of the temple, King Taksin was the ruler of the short lived Kingdom of Thonburi for a 14 year period before being executed by the future King Rama I of the Chakri Dynasty, which is the reigning royal family in Thailand.
