Siamese-Burmese War 1613–1618
Rice fields near Chiang Mai
| date | 1613 to 1618 |
|---|---|
| place | Burma and Chiang Mai ( Lan Na ) |
| Casus Belli | Burma sought control over what is now northern Thailand |
| output | Chiang Mai went to Burma, Tavoy to Siam |
| Peace treaty | Treaty between Burma and Siam (1618) |
| Parties to the conflict | |
|---|---|
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Kingdom of Ava / Pegu under the Taungu Dynasty ( Burma ) |
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| Commander | |
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King Songtham of Ayutthaya (ruled 1610 to 1628) |
King Anaukpetlun of Ava (r. 1606 to 1628)
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The Siamese-Burmese War from 1613 to 1618 was actually a consequence of several wars and military operations in what is now Burma (around Tavoy ) and northern Thailand (around Chiang Mai ).
prehistory
As a result of the “Burmese Civil War” in 1599, Pegu was destroyed and the Burmese Empire sank into anarchy. The king of Ava Anaukpetlun from the Taungu dynasty (ruled 1606 to 1628) saw his chance to rise to ruler over the whole of Burma. In 1607 he conquered Prome , three years later Toungu and in 1613 Syriam and Pegu. Then he turned to Tavoy and Tenasserim , at that time Siamese occupied territories.
course
Anaukpetlun conquered Tavoy in the dry season between 1613 and 1614, but this was taken again a little later by the Siamese with the help of Portuguese mercenaries. Tenasserim was successfully defended and thus the Siamese western border was secured.
During his fighting in Burma, Anaukpetlun sent another force to the Siamese kingdom of Chiang Mai in northern Siam. The Burmese besieged Lampang , but the city could not be captured until 1618 when a treaty was signed between Anaukpetlun and Songtham that gave Tavoy to Siam and Chiang Mai to Burma.
consequences
The war showed that Burma was still a long way from recovering from its internal disputes and that it was no longer a threat to Siam for a long time.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Damrong Rajanubhab: Rueang thai rop phama khrang krung kao. 1917 (English: Our Wars with the Burmese. Thai-Burmese conflict 1539-1767. Translated and edited by Chris Baker . White Lotus, Bangkok 2001, ISBN 9747534584. , Pp. 14-26.)
- ↑ Phillips and Axelrod (2004), p. 1035
literature
- Charles Phillips and Alan Axelrod: Encyclopedia of Wars . 3 Vols. New York: Facts on File 2004. ISBN 9780816028511 .