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Taksin

1734 - 1782

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King Taksin the Great (Thai: สมเด็จพระเจ้าตากสินมหาราช, RTGS: Somdet Phra Chao Taksin Maharat, ) or the King of Thonburi (Thai: สมเด็จพระเจ้ากรุงธนบุรี, RTGS: Somdet Phra Chao Krung Thon Buri; simplified Chinese: 郑昭; traditional Chinese: 鄭昭; pinyin: Zhèng Zhāo; Teochew: Dên Chao; 17 April 1734 – 7 April 1782) was the only king of the Thonburi Kingdom that ruled Thailand from 1767 to 1782. He had been an aristocrat in the Ayutthaya Kingdom and then was a major leader during the liberation of Siam from Burmese occupation after the Second Fall of Ayutthaya in 1767, and the subsequent unification of Siam after it fell under various warlords. He established the city of Thonburi as the new capital, as the city of Ayutthaya had been almost completely destroyed by the invaders. His reign was characterized by numerous wars; he fought to repel new Burmese invasions and to subjugate the northern Thai kingdom of Lanna, the Laotian principalities, and threatening Cambodia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Taksin is the 2,066th most popular politician (up from 2,126th in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Thailand (down from 5th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Thai Politician.

Taksin was a Thai King who overthrew the old dynasty and established the Thonburi Kingdom. He is most famous for his leadership in the face of the Burmese invasion and the resulting Siamese-Burmese War.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Taksin ranks 2,066 out of 19,576. Before him are Niels, King of Denmark, Lucullus, Tewodros II, Marcus Furius Camillus, Afonso II of Portugal, and Pepi I Meryre. After him are Jovanka Broz, Kęstutis, Ladislaus IV of Hungary, Mark Rutte, Desiderius, and Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.

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Among people born in 1734, Taksin ranks 4. Before him are Maria I of Portugal, Franz Mesmer, and Daniel Boone. After him are François-Joseph Gossec, Anna Göldi, Sophie of France, Wolfgang von Kempelen, Cardinal de Rohan, Charles Alexandre de Calonne, Grigory Orlov, and Jean-Marie Roland de la Platière. Among people deceased in 1782, Taksin ranks 6. Before him are Daniel Bernoulli, Farinelli, Johann Christian Bach, Hyder Ali, and Anne Bonny. After him are Pietro Metastasio, Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, Jacques de Vaucanson, Louisa Ulrika of Prussia, Anna Göldi, and Sophie of France.

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In Thailand

Among people born in Thailand, Taksin ranks 6 out of 186. Before him are Vajiralongkorn (1952), Chulalongkorn (1853), Thaksin Shinawatra (1949), Mongkut (1804), and Sirikit (1932). After him are Prajadhipok (1893), Vajiravudh (1880), Plaek Phibunsongkhram (1897), Rama I (1736), Prem Tinsulanonda (1920), and Pridi Banomyong (1900).

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Among POLITICIANS In Thailand

Among politicians born in Thailand, Taksin ranks 6. Before him are Vajiralongkorn (1952), Chulalongkorn (1853), Thaksin Shinawatra (1949), Mongkut (1804), and Sirikit (1932). After him are Prajadhipok (1893), Vajiravudh (1880), Plaek Phibunsongkhram (1897), Rama I (1736), Prem Tinsulanonda (1920), and Pridi Banomyong (1900).

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