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Wars of Ayutthaya

1351 CE – 1767 CE · 416 years

The Ayutthaya Kingdom fought expansionist wars for over four centuries, conquering Angkor and dominating mainland Southeast Asia until its catastrophic destruction by Burma in 1767.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Ayutthaya Kingdom (Siam)
  • Khmer Empire, Sukhothai, Lan Na, Burma

Key moments

Defining events in the Wars of Ayutthaya.

  1. 1431 Sack of Angkor
  2. 1569 Fall of Ayutthaya
  3. 1767 Second Fall of Ayutthaya

Elsewhere in East Asia at the time

Records whose own span overlaps this one, found by the same test the canvas draws with. The bar under each card is where it sits inside this one.

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Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1351 CE and 1767 CE.

1351 CE Red Turban Rebellion 1351 CE Ayutthaya 1353 CE Wars of Lan Xang 1397 CE Kinkaku-ji 1400 CE Malacca

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

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