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King Boromo Trailokanat has proposed various reforms in order to streamline the government of the state. While many of these proposals make great sense, they will also be expensive and may cause unrest. What shall we do?

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King Maha Chakkrap'at has proposed various reforms for our military forces, including the training of a full-time professional elephant brigade. While many of these proposals make great sense, they will also be expensive and may cause unrest. What shall we do?

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King Prasat T'ang has proposed various reforms concerning trade and the economic well-being of our kingdom. While many of these proposals make great sense, they will also be expensive and may cause unrest. What shall we do?

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King Ekit'at is an utter fool who is a disaster as king of this land. He ignores the duties of government, preferring to spend his days in endless parties and bouts of drinking and debauchery. Meanwhile, the kingdom is falling to part, and our neighbors eagerly circle like vultures moving in on their prey. Unfortunately, the king refuses all advice to take a more active role in the government, thus causing the nation to slide further into chaos.

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The chaos of King Ekit'at's reign is now behind us, and the new king, Phya Taksin, has placed the nation on a new course. He wishes to refound the state by moving its capital a few miles to Bangkok and undertaking a thorough administrative reform. Should we follow his wishes?

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The king Prasat Thong constructed the first temple of his reign in 1630, the Wat Chaiwatthanaram, as a memorial of his mother. The temple's name means 'Temple of long reign and glorious era' and it was designed in Khmer style. Religious ceremonies and the cremation of princes and princess were held there. One hundred and twenty sitting Buddha statues, painted and black and gold, adorn the wall. Eight chedi-shaped chapels surrounds the central platform, the exterior walls decorated by 12 reliefs depicting scenes from the life of Buddha and painted inside., which must be 'read' clockwise. In each of the rectangular chedis are two sitting Buddha statues and in each of the four middle chedis is one big sitting Buddha statue, also lacquered in black and gold. The ceiling over those statues is of wood with golden stars on black lacquer.

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Our reign has been compared to that of Phrabat Somdet Phra Chairachathirat, who reigned between 1534–1546 as King of the Ayutthaya kingdom of Siam. An influx of Portuguese traders, mercenaries and warfare technology happened during his reign.

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A puddle of water resembling a large footprint was found by a hunter, and it was declared a footprint of Buddha. Buddhist legend holds that during his lifetime the Buddha flew and left his footprints in all lands where his teachings would be acknowledged. As the mark has been acknowledged as a footprint of Buddha, voices have been raised in support of building a temple around it.

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The Greek adventurer and merchant Constantine Phaulkon, who became first counselor to King Narai of Ayutthaya, came to Siam in 1675 after working for England's East India Company. He worked at the court of King Narai as a translator as he was fluent in Thai, English, French, Portuguese, and Malay. Not long after, Phaulkon became a counselor of the king. Phaulkon rose to become highly influential at the Siamese court of king Narai. The French called Phaukon 'Monsieur Constance' as he had engineered a Franco-Siamese rapprochement leading to the exchange of numerous embassies between France and Siam, as well as the dispatch of an expeditionary force by the French in 1687.
Thai members of the royal court envied Phaulkon's closeness to the king and that became his undoing. Pra Phetracha, the foster brother of Narai, used rumors about Phaulkon wanting to use Phra Pui, the heir to the throne, as a puppet and become ruler himself, to stage a coup d'état, the 1688 Siamese revolution. Phaulkon, his followers and the royal heir were executed on June 5, 1688 in Lopburi. King Narai died several days later, and Phetracha proclaimed himself the new king of Siam.

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King Boromma Trailokanat of Ayutthaya moved the capital of his empire in 1463 to Phitsanulok. He ordered the restoration of old temples and the establishment of new ones. The king ordered the construction of the Wat Ratchaburana temple, with a chedi said to enshrine relics of the Buddha. There is no access to the chedi's spire and the roof of Wat Ratchaburana is very unusual. Its walls are decorated with artistic frescoes and an old bell tower, called Hor Rakhang, stands beside the monastery.

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The loss is too great for the heart, we fear it might break in two and never be whole again! Our dear Queen Suriyothai has died, sacrificing herself to save our $MONARCHTITLE$. She rode beside him on a small war elephant together with their daughter, Princess Boromdhilok, both dressed in armor and helmets. [Root.Monarch.GetName] was mounted on his chief war elephant when the enemy attacked. His elephant panicked and charged away from the enemy commander who gave chase, but Suriyothai charged ahead and blocked his pursuit. The commander attacked her with his spear, fatally cleaving her from shoulder to heart, and also wounded Princess Boromdhilok. Both died on the elephant and it was not until their helmets fell off and exposed their long hair that the enemy commander realized that he had fought a woman. The enemy was driven back, the bodies of Princess Boromdhilok and Queen Suriyothai brought to Ayutthaya to be buried and mourned there.