Historedia
Person

Hsinbyushin

Events
1
Episodes
5
Years
1767

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Hsinbyushin, 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. Phya Taksin crowns himself King of Siam

    1767

    Role: Burmese king who sent an army to invade Siam after Taksin established Thonburi as capital

    1. 1767 · Bang Kung, Samut SongkhramBurmese Invasion and Battle of Bang Kung

      After Taksin established Thonburi, Burma sent 2,000 men under Maengki Manya; they were routed at Bang Kung.

    2. 3 January 1767 · AyutthayaEscape from the Fall of Ayutthaya

      Taksin broke out of Ayutthaya in January 1767 with 500 followers, months before the city fell to the Burmese.

    3. 15 June 1767 · ChanthaburiCapture of Chanthaburi

      Rebuffed by Chanthaburi's governor, Taksin stormed the town in a night attack on 15 June 1767.

    4. 6 November 1767 · ThonburiSeizure of Thonburi

      With 5,000 troops and 100 ships, Taksin sailed up the Chao Phraya and seized Thonburi on 6 November 1767.

    5. 28 December 1767 · Thonburi Palace, ThonburiCoronation as King of Siam

      Taksin was crowned King of Siam at Thonburi Palace on 28 December 1767, founding the Thonburi Kingdom.

Sources

  1. Taksin Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-17