Taksin
| Taksin the Great สมเด็จพระเจ้าตากสินมหาราช |
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| King of Thonburi | |
Statue of King Taksin of Thonburi at Hat-Sung Palace.
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| King of Siam | |
| Reign | December 28, 1767 – April 6, 1782 |
| Coronation | December 28, 1767 |
| Predecessor | Ekkathat (prior to fall of Ayutthaya) |
| Successor | Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke |
| Born |
April 17, 1734 Ayutthaya, Ayutthaya Kingdom |
| Died | April 7, 1782 (aged 47) Wang Derm Palace, Thon Buri, Thonburi Kingdom |
| Spouse | Princess Batboricha |
| Issue | 30 sons and daughters |
| House | Thonburi Dynasty |
| Father | Zheng Yong |
| Mother | Nok-lang (later Princess Phithak Thephamat) |
| Religion | Buddhism |
Taksin the Great (Thai: สมเด็จพระเจ้าตากสินมหาราช, rtgs: Somdet Phra Chao Taksin Maha Rat, 
listen ) or the King of Thonburi (Thai: สมเด็จพระเจ้ากรุงธนบุรี, rtgs: Somdet Phra Chao Krung Thon Buri; Chinese: 鄭信; pinyin: Zhèng Xin; Teochew: Dên Chao; Vietnamese: Trịnh Quốc Anh) (April 17, 1734 – April 7, 1782) was the only King of the Thonburi Kingdom and was of Thai Chinese heritage. He was a leader in the liberation of Siam from Burmese occupation after the Second Fall of Ayutthaya in 1767, and the subsequent unification of Siam after it fell under various warlords. He established the city Thonburi as the new capital, as the city Ayutthaya had been almost completely destroyed by the invaders. His reign was characterized by numerous wars, fought to repel new Burmese invasions and to subjugate the northern Thai kingdom of Lanna, the Laotian principalities, and a threatening Cambodia. He was executed and succeeded by his long-time friend Maha Ksatriyaseuk who then assumed the throne, founding the Rattanakosin Kingdom and the Chakri dynasty, which rules Thailand to this day.
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