In 1782 A. D. King Rama I founded the Chakri Dynasty, which is still the ruling
House of the kingdom. King Rama I chose the east bank of the Chao Phraya River as an
auspicious site for his new capital, Bangkok. The war with Burma continued for a decade,
but it no longer posed a serious threat to the revitalized Thai kingdom.
King Rama I initiated a series of restoration programs, which led to the administrative,
judicial, cultural and social reforms in his reign. His work laid the foundation for a
kingdom that would survive foreign invasion and territorial take over without losing
sovereignty and still continue to prosper in education, democracy, development of people
in all sectors and progress in line with developing countries in the region.