What the records say
- When
- 1688
- Kind
- Rebellion
- Coordinates
- 14.00° N, 101.00° E
- Description
- 1688 anti-French uprising in the Ayutthaya Kingdom; new dynasty established
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Siamese revolution of 1688
Anti-French uprising in the Ayutthaya Kingdom; new dynasty established
The Siamese revolution of 1688 was a major popular uprising in the Siamese Ayutthaya Kingdom which led to the overthrow of the pro-French Siamese king Narai. Phetracha, previously one of Narai's trusted military advisors, took advantage of the elderly Narai's illness, and killed Narai's Christian heir, along with a number of missionaries and Narai's influential foreign minister, the Greek adventurer Constantine Phaul…
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