The King
Taksin
Statue at
Wong Wian Yai
(fig.) in
Thonburi,
the new capital
of
Siam
after the fall of
Ayutthaya in 1767
and prior to it being moved to
Rattanakosin
in
Bangkok.
This
warrior-king is
wearing a
Phra Malah Biang
combat
helmet (fig.)
and a
taab
(fig.),
and is wielding a sword.
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