King Taksin the Great—Samut Songkram, Thailand.
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Ianatlarge
N 13° 26.730 E 099° 56.472
47P E 601884 N 1486597
A statue of a great Thai king, in the border area of a central Thai province.
Waymark Code: WMC9BJ
Location: Thailand
Date Posted: 08/11/2011
Views: 2
King Taksin (b. 1734) came to power in the wake of successful Burmese invasion of Siam (as Thailand was then known) in 1765-6. With the capital city of Ayutthaya in ruins, and northern Siam occupied by the Burmese, Taksin retired to the south east of the country and rebuilt the army, under his control. After several years of campaigning he drove the invaders from his country. He then expanded the kingdom and made steps to rebuild the society and the economy. Successful as he was, he was not to die in bed. He was deposed and replaced by one of his generals in 1782.
This statue of the king is found in the central Thai province of Samut Songkhram, in a Buddhist temple, and recreation area. The king is depicted in his usual pose, seated, with a sword across his legs. He wears early Thai dress, including the hat of a king. The statue looks life sized, or maybe slightly larger (it is a little difficult getting close to Thai statues, as they are shrines also. Thus one cannot simply walk up and start measuring). The statue stands (or maybe sits) on a stone plinth ~2m high. On the front base of the plinth is a plaque, which (so I am told) describes the history of the king. The area around the statue includes a prayer area before the statue, where visitors can come and pay their respects to the king, and a small landscaped garden.
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