Historedia
Person

Ekkathat

Events
1
Episodes
5
Years
1766–1767

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Ekkathat, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Fall of Ayutthaya

    1766–1767

    Role: King of Ayutthaya, the last monarch of the kingdom

    1. January 1766 · Siamese royal capital and surrounding approachesBurmese Approach and Siamese Defense Preparations

      Burmese columns converged on Ayutthaya in January 1766, prompting Ekkathat to organize armies and move monks inside the walls.

    2. February 1766 – April 1767 · Ayutthaya citadelStalemate and the Tunnel Siege

      From February to September 1766 neither side fought major battles; by early April 1767 the Burmese had dug five tunnels into the city.

    3. April – November 1767 · Ayutthaya ruins and Lower Central SiamBurmese Occupation and Siamese Fragmentation

      Nemyo Thihapate occupied the ruins until June 1767; the kingdom fragmented into regional regimes before Phraya Tak's recovery.

    4. 7 April 1767 · Siamese royal capitalFall and Sack of Ayutthaya

      Ayutthaya fell to the Burmese on 7 April 1767, ending the war and the four-century-old kingdom.

    5. 7 April 1767 · AyutthayaDeath of King Ekkathat

      Ekkathat, the last king of Ayutthaya, died in April 1767 as the city fell to the Burmese.

Sources

  1. Ekkathat Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-26