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The siege of Ayutthaya in 1766–1767, also known as the Fall of Ayutthaya [3] [4] and Sack of Ayutthaya, [5] [6] was a part of the Burmese–Siamese War (1765–1767), in which King Hsinbyushin of the Burmese Konbaung dynasty sent his generals Maha Nawrahta and Ne Myo Thihapate to conquer the Siamese Kingdom of Ayutthaya.
Ekkathat, the last king of Ayutthaya, was either killed by a random gunshot or by starvation. 30,000 Siamese people, [22] along with members of the fallen dynasty, craftsmen and cultural artifacts were all taken back to Burma. Nemyo Thihapate occupied the ruins of Ayutthaya for two months until his departure in June 1767, leaving only a small ...
The Ayutthaya Kingdom [i] or the Empire of Ayutthaya [19] was a Mon and later Siamese kingdom that existed in Southeast Asia from 1351 [14] [20] [21] to 1767, centered around the city of Ayutthaya, in Siam, or present-day Thailand.
The Burmese army sacked the city. Mahinthrathirat along with his family and the nobility were captured and taken to Pegu. Mahinthrathirat died on the way in the same year. [15]: 63 Ayutthaya became a Burmese vassal state, with Mahathammarachathirat appointed king. [14] [4] [16]
The King Maker (Thai: กบฎท้าวศรีสุดาจันทร์), or The Rebellion of Queen Sudachan, is a 2005 Thai historical drama film set during the Ayutthaya kingdom. With a storyline that shares many similarities to 2001's The Legend of Suriyothai , The King Maker's plot focuses on a Portuguese mercenary ( Gary Stretch ...
The Bamar people, who had taken control of Lan Na and had also unified their kingdom under the powerful Konbaung Dynasty, launched several blows against Ayutthaya in the 1750s and 1760s. Finally, in 1767 , after several months of siege, the Burmese broke through Ayutthaya's outer and inner walls, sacked the city, and burned it down.
Part I deals with Naresuan's boyhood, when he was taken hostage by Burmese King, Bayinnaung to keep the vassal Ayutthaya Kingdom subservient. During this time, he was a novice Buddhist monk under the tutelage of a wise father-figure monk (Sorapong Chatree). Part II depicts Naresuan as a young adult prince, already a formidable military ...
Theatrical release poster of the 1966 film. Two Thai films about Bang Rachan have been made. One was in 1966 and it starred Sombat Metanee.Better known is the 2000 film by director Thanit Jitnukul and starring Bin Banluerit, Winai Kraibutr.