Mingyi Swa
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Mingyi Swa was heir apparent of Burma from 1581 to 1593. The eldest son of King Nanda of the Toungoo Dynasty led three out of the five Burmese invasions of Siam between 1584 and 1593, all of which end
Prince Swa and Prince Ongdam playing in front of Bayinnaung
Thai commemoration of single combat between Naresuan and Mingyi Swa at Nong Sarai
Naresuan
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Naresuan, commonly known as Naresuan the Great, or Sanphet II was King of Ayutthaya from the Sukhothai dynasty from 1590 and overlord of Lan Na from 1602 until his death in 1605. Naresuan is one of Th
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…which ended in complete failure. He died in action during the fifth invasion in 1593. In prevailing Thai history, he was killed in single combat by King Naresuan. However no other accounts, including the earliest Siamese records and European accounts, mention a formal elephant duel between the two. The Burmese…
Statue of King Naresuan pouring water on the ground, symbolizing declaration of independence from the Burmese Taungoo Empire, at Naresuan University
Royal statue of King Naresuan in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
King Naresuan shot his gun across the Sittoung River, killing Surakamma, chief of the Burmese army
Naresaun and Ekathotsarot led Siamese army fight the army of Chiang Mai under Nawrahta Minsaw's command at Ban Sa Ket, near Pa Mok and Bang Kaeo, Ang Thong Province