In 1981 the Thai cabinet passed a resolution to bestow on King Taksin the honorary title of "the Great". With the intention of glorifying Thai monarchs in history who have been revered and honored with the title "the Great", the Bank of Thailand issued the 12th series of banknotes, called The Great Series, in three denominations: 10, 20 and 100 ...

Taksin was a Thai general, conqueror, and later king (1767–82) who reunited Thailand, or Siam, after its defeat at the hands of the Myanmar (Burmese) in 1767. Of Chinese-Thai parentage, Taksin became the protégé of a Thai nobleman who enrolled him in the royal service.

King Taksin was the only king of the Thon Buri Period. He has been recognized as one of the great Thai kings, for his prowess in warfare, his leadership in liberating the country after Ayutthaya was taken by the Burmese in 1767, and his ability in unifying the country after it had been split up into many factions.

King Taksin sent his royal forces to quickly take Phitsanulok on August 8, 1770, defeating his former nemesis Luang Kosa Yang who fled and disappeared. King Taksin entered Phitsanulok the next day on August 19, worshipping Phra Phuttha Chinnasi and Phra Phuttha Chinnaraj Buddha images at Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat in Phitsanulok. Phraya ...

2024年12月22日 · In 2010, the Thai Cabinet designated December 28th as “King Taksin Day,” commemorating the day he ascended the throne as the King of Thonburi. This recognition celebrates his title, “King Taksin the Great,” and honors his legacy as a national hero who restored Thailand’s independence.

King Taksin the Great enthroned himself as a Thai king, 1767-12-28. On December 28, 1767, he was crowned king of Siam at Wang Derm Palace in Thonburi, the new capital of Siam.

2024年9月29日 · In 1981 the Thai cabinet passed a resolution to bestow on King Taksin the honorary title of the Great. With the intention of glorifying Thai monarchs in history who have been revered and honored with the title The Great, the Bank of Thailand issued the 12th Series of banknotes, called The Great Series, in

He later assumed the title of His Majesty King Taksin the Great. King Taksin’s victory over Chanburi was crucial in his campaign to defeat the Burmese in Ayudhya.

2021年12月7日 · King Taksin the Great or the King of Thonburi (April 17, 1734 – April 7, 1782) was a nobelman in the Kingdom of Ayutthaya and later became a major leading figure during the emancipation of Siam from Burmese occupation after the second fall of Ayutthaya in 1767 and the consequent consolidation of Siam after it came under the rule of various ...

King Taksin the Great is well known as the heroic leader of the liberation of Siam from the Burmese occupation after the second fall of Ayutthaya in 1767. To commemorate the 250th Anniversary of the establish-ment of Krung Thonburi by King Taksin, we presented the story about his childhood that was derived from overseas and foreigners’ records.