The Siamese conquest of Lan Na was a military conflict between the Konbaung dynasty of Burma and the Thonburi Kingdom of Siam.
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.
Wat Phra That Lampang Luang in Lampang, where the ceremony of drinking the sacred water by Kawila and his brothers to swear fealty to King Taksin was performed in January 1775.
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Phutthayotfa Chulalok, posthumously honoured as King Phutthayotfa Chulalok the Great, also known by his regnal name Rama I, was the founder of the Rattanakosin Kingdom and the first King of Siam from
Siamese conquest of Lan Na (1774–1775)
…his Thonburi royal fleet and left the city in November 1774. The fleet went riverine upstream, reaching Kamphangphet and Tak. From Tak, Taksin ordered Chaophraya Chakri, Chaophraya Surasi and Chaophraya Phichairacha to lead the vanguard to Thoen. At Thoen, Thao Chomphou a local Lanna noble killed the Burmese governor…
Portrait at the Grand Palace, Bangkok
The Dusit Maha Prasat Throne Hall inside the Grand Palace. Rama I ordered the palace built in 1782 as the centre of his new capital
The extent of Siam's sphere of influence in the early 19th century.
King Phutthayotfa Chulalok's bedchamber in the Chakraphat Phiman Hall within the Grand Palace.