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Ayutthaya–Burma Conflict (1570s)

Type Event Region Southeast Asia Time 1570–1580

After Burma's Toungoo dynasty conquered Ayutthaya in 1569, in the 1570s Siam maintained vassal status under Burmese suzerainty while royal members su…

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  1. 1570–1572Ayutthaya · ThailandBurma enshrined Maha Thammaracha as king of Siam, and Ayutthaya paid tribute to Burma. Princes including Naresuan were taken to Pegu as hostages; Siam was outwardly submissive but discontent simmered within.
  2. 1571–1574Suphanburi · ThailandNaresuan was permitted to return to Siam and served as governor of Suphanburi. Having received military training during his captivity, he secretly gathered strength, and local Siamese resistance to Burmese rule grew increasingly evident.
  3. 1574–1577Siam–Burma border · Southeast AsiaResistance broke out in parts of Siam; Burmese King Bayinnaung sent troops south to suppress it, reaffirming suzerainty over Ayutthaya and tightening surveillance of the Siamese royal house.
  4. 1577–1580Ayutthaya · ThailandBy 1580 Naresuan's power had grown and Siamese–Burmese relations were tense again. Burma was preoccupied with other fronts, conditions for the Siamese independence movement gradually matured, laying the foundation for breaking away from Burma in 1584.

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