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After fourteen months of enduring the siege, the centuries-old royal Siamese capital of Ayutthaya fell to the Burmese on 7 April 1767 and was completely destroyed, [7] signifying the end of the Ayutthaya kingdom and paving way for subsequent events in Thai history.
The Phra Si Sanphet Buddha image, which stood about sixteen meters tall, cast in 1500 AD and had been the palladium of Ayutthaya kingdom for centuries, was destroyed and molten down by the Burmese. 30,000 Ayutthayan captives were forcibly relocated to the Burmese capital in Ava. [72]
The amount to which Ayutthaya texts were destroyed in the Burmese sack of 1767 varies greatly. Van Vliet's written records on Siam is the earliest written history of Siam and Ayutthaya, which date from the early to mid 17th century and likely used the religious temple chronicles as his source.
Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya (Thai: ... In 1767, the city was destroyed by the Burmese army, resulting in the collapse of the kingdom.
First Siege of Ayutthaya Burma captures Tavoy from Siam in 1547–1548, [3] [4] and invades Siam in 1548–1549 but is unsuccessful at capturing Ayutthaya. [5] 2 Burmese–Siamese War (1563–1564) Burmese victory Second Siege of Ayutthaya Also called the War over the White Elephants. Burma invades Siam and captures Ayutthaya. Siam becomes a ...
After fourteen months of siege, Ayutthaya finally fell to the Burmese on 7 April 1767. Ayutthayan people were indiscriminately massacred by the victorious Burmese. Royal palaces, temples and other structures were destroyed and burnt down.
When Ayutthaya was destroyed in 1767, the town was brought to commercial ruin. [9] The town fell under British control in the First Anglo-Burmese War in 1824. [4]
In 1767, Ayutthaya under King Ekkathat fell to Burmese invaders, the city was completely destroyed; burned and looted. Local warlords rose up to establish their supremacy in the absence of a central authority. Despite the fall of Ayutthaya, Taksin and his men in the same year managed to capture Chantaburi and Trat.