17 moments

1. Birth in Ayutthaya

   1737-03-20 · Ayutthaya, Ayutthaya, Thailand

   

   Thongduang, later Rama I, was born at Ayutthaya, then the capital of the Ayutthaya Kingdom. Coordinates represent the historic city of Ayutthaya rather than an undocumented natal residence.

2. Phimai campaign

   1768-01-01 · Dan Khun Thot, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand

   

   As Phra Ratchawarin Thongduang, the future Rama I served in the vanguard during Taksin's campaign against the Phimai kingdom. Coordinates identify Dan Khun Thot Pass, where the cited source places the vanguard's battle; the card date is year-level.

3. Vanguard at Thoen

   1774-11-01 · Thoen, Lampang, Thailand

   

   Chakri led the Siamese vanguard north from Tak to Thoen during the expedition that brought Lanna under Siamese influence. The source gives November 1774 but not a day.

4. Advance to Lampang

   1774-12-01 · Lampang, Thailand

   

   During the Lanna campaign, Chakri led the Siamese vanguard from Thoen to Lampang before the advance on Chiang Mai. The campaign source places Taksin's army at Lampang in December 1774; no day is supplied for Chakri's arrival.

5. Siege of Chiang Mai

   1775-01-01 · Chiang Mai, Thailand

   

   Chakri was one of the three Siamese commanders whose forces besieged Chiang Mai, contributing to the expulsion of Burmese forces from the city.

6. Meeting during the siege of Phitsanulok

   1775-12-01 · Phitsanulok, Thailand

   

   As Chao Phraya Chakri, Rama I met Burmese commander Maha Thiha Thura during the Burmese siege of Phitsanulok. Evidence is a contemporaneous-event identification in an article image caption; exact day is not stated.

7. Campaign at Champasak

   1777-04-01 · Champasak, Laos

   

   Chakri led a Siamese force from Nakhon Ratchasima in the retaliatory campaign that captured Champasak. Coordinates represent modern Champasak town; the historical polity and campaign area were broader.

8. Battle of Nong Bua Lamphu

   1778-12-01 · Nong Bua Lamphu, Thailand

   

   Chakri marched from Nakhon Ratchasima and led Siamese forces against Lao defenders at Nong Bua Lamphu during the invasion of Vientiane.

9. Attack from Phanphrao

   1779-01-01 · Phanphrao, Si Chiang Mai District, Nong Khai, Thailand

   

   Chakri pressed forward from the Mekong-side town of Phanphrao during the Siamese advance on Vientiane. The source gives no month for Chakri's presence at Phanphrao; it occurred during the 1779 Vientiane campaign.

10. Siege of Vientiane

    1779-04-01 · Vientiane, Laos

    

    Chakri and his brother Surasi led Siamese forces in the siege of Vientiane, a pivotal campaign that ended with the city's fall in September.

11. Return route through Saraburi

    1780-01-01 · Saraburi, Thailand

    

    After the Vientiane campaign, Chakri led Lao captives and royalty southward and reached Saraburi.

12. Cambodian campaign

    1781-01-01 · Cambodia

    

    Before taking the throne, Chakri undertook a campaign in Cambodia but returned early when political instability erupted at Thonburi. The source establishes presence in Cambodia but does not identify a more precise location; coordinates are a representative point for Cambodia.

13. Return to Thonburi

    1782-01-01 · Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand

    

    Chakri returned to Thonburi amid the rebellion against Taksin, defeated Phraya Sun's forces, and seized power. Coordinates represent historic Thonburi on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River.

14. Wartime station at Bangkok

    1785-11-01 · Bangkok, Thailand

    

    During the Nine Armies War, Rama I personally remained with a relief army at Bangkok while Burmese forces invaded Siam on several fronts. The cited war narrative places this disposition in November 1785.

15. Northern campaign headquarters at Phichit

    1786-03-10 · Phichit, Thailand

    

    Rama I departed Bangkok with the royal army for Phichit to supervise operations in the northern theater of the Burmese-Siamese war.

16. Royal audience for Ang Eng

    1794-01-01 · Bangkok, Thailand

    

    Rama I was in Bangkok when he granted Cambodian prince Ang Eng official royal titles, permitting him to return as king. The source is David P. Chandler's article in the Journal of the Siam Society.

17. Death at the Grand Palace

    1809-09-07 · Paisal Thaksin Throne Hall, Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand

    

    Rama I died after a short acute illness in the Paisal Thaksin Throne Hall within Bangkok's Grand Palace.