Enlightenment · Southeast Asia · Politics

1688

Siamese Revolution Expels the French

1688

A palace coup in Ayutthaya overthrew the pro-French courtier Constantine Phaulkon and expelled French troops and missionaries from Siam. King Narai lay dying as his general Phetracha seized power and shut the kingdom's doors to European influence. Thailand's centuries-long independence from colonial rule was preserved by a single night of bloodshed.

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Before and after in Southeast Asia

Before: 1684: Versailles Receives the Siamese Embassy
After: October 9, 1740: Batavia Chinese Massacre

Before and after in Politics

Before: 1686: Mughal Empire at Its Greatest Extent
After: February 13, 1689: William and Mary Crowned

Era

Enlightenment (1651–1800), one of 696 events from that era on Saeculum.

Sources

Wikipedia: Siamese revolution of 1688