Taksin
King Taksin the Great (Thai: สมเด็จพระเจ้าตากสินมหาราช, RTGS: Somdet Phra Chao Taksin Maharat) or the King of Thonburi (Thai: สมเด็จพระเจ้ากรุงธนบุรี, RTGS: Somdet Phra Chao Krung Thon Buri; simplified Chinese: 郑昭; traditional Chinese: 鄭昭; pinyin: Zhèng Zhāo; Teochew: Dên Chao; Vietnamese: Trịnh Quốc Anh 鄭國英; April 17, 1734 – April 7, 1782) was the only king of the Thonburi Kingdom.
Taksin Media
King Taksin the Great Monument, the monument of King Taksin accompanied by his four trusted soldiers at Chantaburi
The village of Thonburi, on the right (west) bank of the Chao Phraya (here in the lower left corner of the map), facing the fortress of Bangkok, during the 1688 Siege of Bangkok
Taksin's coronation as King of Siam at Thonburi Palace, December 28, 1767
Phra Racha Wang Derm (Thonburi Palace), the former royal palace of Taksin, now used as the Royal Thai Navy's HQ, view from Phra Prang of Wat Arun, Thonburi, Bangkok.
Journey of Phraya Tak from Ayutthaya to Chanthaburi and his return to reconquer Ayutthaya in 1767, according to traditional Thai historiography.
Battle of Bangkaeo in Ratchaburi
Maha Thiha Thura's Invasion of Siam in 1775–1776 was the largest war with the Burmese in the Thonburi Period, when the Burmese invaded Siam in three directions.