Siamese conquest of Lan Na (1774–1775)
The Siamese conquest of Lan Na (1774–1775) was a military conflict between the Konbaung dynasty of Burma and the Thonburi Kingdom of Siam.
Green represents the Burmese. Red represents the Siamese.
Kawila of Lampang had a great role in Lanna resistance against Burmese rule and the transfer of Lanna from Burmese to Siamese domination. He was appointed as "King of Chiang Mai" in 1803 by King Rama I.
Statue of King Taksin (left) and Phraya Phichai (right) in Uttaradit. Phraya Phichai was one of the closest generals of Taksin and was known by his epithet Phraya Phichai Dap Hak or Phraya Phichai of the Broken Sword.
Northern city wall of Chiang Mai and the Changphueak Gate (ประตูช้างเผือก) where the Burmese stormed out of Chiang Mai in their retreat and defeat in January 1775.
Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam, is a country in Southeast Asia on the Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 70 million, it spans 513,120 square kilometres (198,120 sq mi). Thailand is bordered to the northwest by Myanmar, to the northeast and east by Laos, to the southeast by Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the southwest by the Andaman Sea; it also shares maritime borders with Vietnam to the southeast and Indonesia and India to the southwest. Bangkok is the state capital and largest city.
Phra Achana, Wat Si Chum, Sukhothai Historical Park.
The ruins of Wat Mahathat, Sukhothai Historical Park.
Ayutthaya and neighbors, c. 1415 CE.
Painting of Ayutthaya city c. 1665, by Johannes Vingboons
