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Siam's Ayutthaya Kingdom in the 1540s

Type Event Region Thailand Time 1541–1550

In the 1540s Siam's Ayutthaya saw the end of Chaiya Thirat's reign (1540–1546), a 1546 succession, a 1548 Burmese invasion, and King Maha Chakkraphat…

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  1. 1541–1546Ayutthaya · ThailandIn the early 1540s Chaiya Thirat continued consolidating Ayutthaya's control over central Siam, dealing with Cambodia and Malay Peninsula powers; after his death in 1546 a child heir's accession triggered a court power reshuffle.
  2. 1548–1550Ayutthaya · ThailandIn 1548 King Tabinshwehti of Toungoo Burma besieged Ayutthaya; the crown princess Sri Suriyothai led elephant troops into battle and died, and Siam ultimately repelled the Burmese; Maha Chakkraphat then acceded and strengthened border defenses against the continuing Burmese threat.

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