Enlightenment · Southeast Asia · Politics
1782
Rama I Founds Bangkok and the Chakri Dynasty
April 6, 1782
After executing the mad King Taksin in a velvet sack, the general Chao Phraya Chakri was crowned Rama I and moved the Siamese capital across the river to Bangkok. He rebuilt palaces, rewrote law codes, and commissioned a new Ramakien. His dynasty still rules today. The Grand Palace he constructed on the Chao Phraya's eastern bank remains the ceremonial heart of the Thai monarchy.
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Also in 1782 (3 other events on record)
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Enlightenment (1651–1800), one of 696 events from that era on Saeculum.
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