King Naresuan—Ayutthaya City, Ayutthaya Province, Thailand.
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Ianatlarge
N 14° 21.348 E 100° 33.636
47P E 668286 N 1587644
A statue to one of the great kings of Thailand.
Waymark Code: WM9F4F
Location: Thailand
Date Posted: 08/12/2010
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King Naresuan (born: 1555 - coronation: 1590 – death: 1605) is revered as a great king by the Thai people. During his reign he defeated a series of major Burmese invasions of Siam (Thailand, as it was then known), liberated those areas of Siam ruled by the King of Burma, and extended the boundaries of the kingdom of Siam. At his death Siam was a powerful and independent kingdom. In modern Thailand his name is remembered in a number of ways, including: an armed services memorial day, a university in his home town (Phitsanulok), and also in popular culture via a well received 2007 movie.
A statue of the king has just been completed in the historical city of Ayutthaya. A city which the king both ruled from and saved. The statue lies in an open area, near several temples of the ancient city.
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