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A royal monument of King Taksin the Great. Taksin was born on 17 April 1734, in Ayutthaya. [clarification needed] Taksin had Chinese Teochew, Tai-Chinese and Mon ancestry.His father, Yong Saetae (Thai: หยง แซ่แต้; Chinese: 鄭鏞 Zhèng Yōng), who worked as a tax-collector, [7] was of ethnic Teochew descent from Chenghai District, Shantou, Guangdong, China.
Taksin Maharat National Park (Thai: อุทยานแห่งชาติตากสินมหาราช) is a national park in Tak Province, Thailand. Home to Thailand's largest tree, the park also features waterfalls, caves, and rock formations.
From top: Noen Nang Phaya, viewpoint of Chaloem Burapha Chonlathit Road, Na Yai Am; Taksin Maharat Bridge crosses the Chanthaburi River at Laem Sing; Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Christmas Eve; Sacred balancing rock and Buddha footprint on the top of Mount Khitchakut; Phlio Waterfall; Monument of King Taksin at Thung Na Choei Public Park
The last of Taksin's rivals, the Cantonese merchant ruler of Hà Tiên (Banteay Mas), Mạc Thiên Tứ, threatened Taksin's newfound hegemony over Siam by repeatedly attempting to destabilize the new Thonburi Kingdom while Taksin was away from his capital. In a final response, in 1771, Taksin launched a retaliatory land and naval assault on ...
Taksin then continued south to Tak, reaching Thonburi in February 1775. Maha Thiha Thura then sent armies to invade Siam through the Three Pagodas Pass in February 1775, leading to the Bangkaeo Campaign. King Taksin had to call the northern armies of Chaophraya Chakri from Chiang Mai to go down south to join the Bangkaeo Campaign in Ratchaburi.
The Taksin Bridge (Thai: สะพานสมเด็จพระเจ้าตากสินมหาราช, RTGS: Saphan Somdet Phrachao Taksin Maha Rat, pronounced [sā.pʰāːn sǒm.dèt pʰráʔ.t͡ɕâːw tàːk.sǐn mā.hǎː râːt]; usually abbreviated to simply สะพานตากสิน, [sā.pʰāːn tàːk.sǐn]), or commonly known as Sathon Bridge (สะพาน ...
Then King Taksin continued his fleet, reaching Hà Tiên on November 14. Taksin took commanding position on a hill to the south of Hà Tiên, where the canons were brought uphill to shell the city. [1] Taksin ordered Chaophraya Chakri Mud to lay the naval siege on Hà Tiên. The king also ordered Phraya Phichai Aisawan Yang Jinzong to write a ...
She gave birth to Taksin the Great on 17 April 1734. Later, probably due to Thephamat's lineage with Mon noble family, Taksin was supposedly raised as nobility. [2] In 1769, she was awarded the feudal title of Somdet Krom Phra Thephamat by King Taksin. [9] [10] [failed verification] She died in 1774. [9]