Siamese revolution of 1688
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The Siamese revolution of 1688 was a major popular uprising in the Siamese Ayutthaya Kingdom which led to the overthrow of the pro-French Siamese king Narai. Phetracha, previously one of Narai's trusted military advisors, took advantage of the elderly Narai's illness, and killed Narai's Christian heir, along with a number of missionaries and Narai's influential foreign minister, the Greek adventurer Constantine Phaulkon. Phetracha then married Narai's daughter, took the throne, and pursued a policy of ousting French influence and military forces from Siam. One of the most prominent battles was 1688's Siege of Bangkok, when tens of thousands of Siamese forces spent four months besieging a French fortress within the city. As a consequence of the revolution, Siam severed significant ties with the Western world, with the exception of the Dutch East India Company, until the 19th century.
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| area | region | 1238 | Thailand | sovereign state, unitary state, constitutional monarchy, country | Wikidata |
| area | region | 1782 | Rattanakosin Kingdom | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 1688 | Siamese revolution of 1688 | rebellion | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1965 | Communist insurgency in Thailand | insurgency | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1975 | Third Indochina War | war, United Kingdom, United States, United Front for the Liberation of Oppressed Races, Communist Party of Thailand, People's Republic of Kampuchea, Kingdom of Laos, Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, Socialist Republic of Romania, People's Socialist Republic of Albania, Polish People's Republic, Democratic Kampuchea, Hmong people, Khmer Rouge, Warsaw Pact, German Democratic Republic, Hungarian People's Republic, Soviet Union, People's Republic of Bulgaria, China, South Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, India, Cambodia, North Korea, Singapore, Cuba, People's Republic of China, State of Cambodia, Malayan Communist Party | Wikidata |