In 1782, the ablest general in the field was recalled and made king.
Chao Phraya Chakri or King Rama I ascended the throne to start the Chakri dynasty that has reigned over Thailand ever since.
King Taksin was executed according to royal custom, bounded in a velvet sack and clubbed to death with sandalwood. Owing to his disgraceful end, he was not well remembered. It was only in 1954, after 172 years, that the King Taksin Monument was built to honour his earlier accomplishments.
Whatever his shortcomings later in his reign, his unification of Thailand provided the foundation for the future. The monument to King Taksin is in recognition of that contribution by a great warrior.