Naresuan

Type Figure Region Siam Time c. 1555–1605 Also known as King Naresuan the Great

Naresuan, a famous Ayutthaya monarch, led Siam out of Toungoo Burmese overlordship and defeated Burmese forces in a 1593 elephant duel, securing Siam…

Timeline

1601–1605Ayutthaya · Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya ProvinceAfter victory in the war of independence, Naresuan reorganized the army in the capital, built border fortresses, and maintained suzerainty over vassal states in the southern Malay Peninsula, establishing Siam as an independent power in Southeast Asia's political landscape.

Sources

暹罗编年史与阿瑜陀耶宫廷文献