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Konbaung–Siam Wars

1759 CE – 1855 CE

A series of devastating wars between Burma and Siam that destroyed Ayutthaya in 1767, one of the greatest cities in Asia, and reshaped Southeast Asian power politics for a century.

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Conflict · East Asia

Konbaung–Siam Wars

1759 CE – 1855 CE

A series of devastating wars between Burma and Siam that destroyed Ayutthaya in 1767, one of the greatest cities in Asia, and reshaped Southeast Asian power politics for a century.

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