Thai Commanders and courageous soldiers had been wounded, while many had fallen in
battle. It was during this period of confusion and uncertainty. Phraya Vacchira Prakarn finally arrived
at the sad realisation that all was lost, and that Ayutthaya could not he saved from her fate. On the
night of the 3rd of January B.E.2309, Phraya Vachira Prakarn, who was then 32 years of age,
decided to marshall a small contingent of about 500 strong, and fought his way out from the enemy’s
stranglehold, which was about to choke Ayutthaya to death, with the intention to later find ways and
means to return and liberate his countrymen, and rid his country of foreign occupation
forces.Following the fall of Ayutthaya to the Burmese, many out-lying cities which were not besieged
and sacked by the burmese army, promptly took this opportunity to declare independence, some
having rallied their forces together established a number of independent principalities. One such
principality was ruled by Phraya Tak ("Sin") or Phraya Vachira Prakarn, who seized the border City of
Chanthaburi, and used that city's fortifications as his Military Command headquarters. In
Chanthaburi, Phraya Tak beefed up and enlarged his army, while stockpiling weapons and ordered
ships to be built in preparation for the Liberation Battle.
While nearing the end of October B. E. 2310, Phraya Tak took command of his naval battle
group and navigated his troops across the Gulf of Siam and up the Chao Phraya River to attack the
City of Thonburi, which shortly fell to his forces. He then navigated his naval forces further up the
Chao Phraya River to attack the Burmese stronghold at Kai Boe Sarm Ton, and seized this enemy
fort. Finally, on the 7th of November B.E. 2310, the Capital City of Ayutthaya once again returned to
Thai possession, less than one year after loosing that Capital City to the Burmese.
Upon completing the Royal Funeral Rites for His late King Eka-that, Phraya Tak Sin decided
to alleviate the status of the City of Krung Thonburi to become the new Royal Capital of the Kingdom
of Siam, and ascended the throne on the 28th of December B.E. 2310 at the age of 33, and was
conferred the royal title of Somdej Phra Chao Krung Thonburi, but his subjects fondly refer to His
Majesty as Somdej Phra Chao Tab Sin.
The reason His Majesty had decided to relocate the Capital City to Thonburi is because so
much destruction had been brought about through pillage and sacking by the Burmese, that the old
Capital of Ayutthaya was left in irreparable destruction. Besides, the geographic location of Krung
Thonburi had offered many advantages and conveniences, especially its strategic position.
Following his establishment of Krung Thonburi as the new Thai Capital and his ascension to the
throne, King Taksin realized the necessity to bring the out-lying cities, which had turned themselves
into independent principalities back to the fold, in order to strengthen and stabilize the kingdom, as
well as to prevent any future recurrence of foreign incursions. In the next three years, he succeeded
in defeating and subjugating all the independent principalities and brought those cities back under
his governance.
Thai Commanders and courageous soldiers had been wounded, while many had fallen inbattle. It was during this period of confusion and uncertainty. Phraya Vacchira Prakarn finally arrivedat the sad realisation that all was lost, and that Ayutthaya could not he saved from her fate. On thenight of the 3rd of January B.E.2309, Phraya Vachira Prakarn, who was then 32 years of age,decided to marshall a small contingent of about 500 strong, and fought his way out from the enemy’sstranglehold, which was about to choke Ayutthaya to death, with the intention to later find ways andmeans to return and liberate his countrymen, and rid his country of foreign occupationforces.Following the fall of Ayutthaya to the Burmese, many out-lying cities which were not besiegedand sacked by the burmese army, promptly took this opportunity to declare independence, somehaving rallied their forces together established a number of independent principalities. One suchprincipality was ruled by Phraya Tak ("Sin") or Phraya Vachira Prakarn, who seized the border City ofChanthaburi, and used that city's fortifications as his Military Command headquarters. InChanthaburi, Phraya Tak beefed up and enlarged his army, while stockpiling weapons and orderedships to be built in preparation for the Liberation Battle.While nearing the end of October B. E. 2310, Phraya Tak took command of his naval battlegroup and navigated his troops across the Gulf of Siam and up the Chao Phraya River to attack theCity of Thonburi, which shortly fell to his forces. He then navigated his naval forces further up theChao Phraya River to attack the Burmese stronghold at Kai Boe Sarm Ton, and seized this enemyfort. Finally, on the 7th of November B.E. 2310, the Capital City of Ayutthaya once again returned toThai possession, less than one year after loosing that Capital City to the Burmese.Upon completing the Royal Funeral Rites for His late King Eka-that, Phraya Tak Sin decidedto alleviate the status of the City of Krung Thonburi to become the new Royal Capital of the Kingdomof Siam, and ascended the throne on the 28th of December B.E. 2310 at the age of 33, and wasconferred the royal title of Somdej Phra Chao Krung Thonburi, but his subjects fondly refer to HisMajesty as Somdej Phra Chao Tab Sin.The reason His Majesty had decided to relocate the Capital City to Thonburi is because somuch destruction had been brought about through pillage and sacking by the Burmese, that the oldCapital of Ayutthaya was left in irreparable destruction. Besides, the geographic location of KrungThonburi had offered many advantages and conveniences, especially its strategic position.Following his establishment of Krung Thonburi as the new Thai Capital and his ascension to thethrone, King Taksin realized the necessity to bring the out-lying cities, which had turned themselvesinto independent principalities back to the fold, in order to strengthen and stabilize the kingdom, aswell as to prevent any future recurrence of foreign incursions. In the next three years, he succeededin defeating and subjugating all the independent principalities and brought those cities back underhis governance.
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