Complex sentence: The new ruler of Siam, King Prasat Thong, was branded a usurper and tyrant by the Queen of Pattani: she withheld tribute and ordered attacks on Ligor (present-day Nakhon Si Thammarat) and Bordelongh (present-day Phattalung).
Split into simpler sentences: The new ruler of Siam, King Prasat Thong, was branded a usurper and tyrant by the Queen of Pattani. She withheld tribute and ordered attacks on Ligor (present-day Nakhon Si Thammarat) and Bordelongh (present-day Phattalung).