Complex sentence: In 1608 King Ekathotsarot granted permission to the Dutch East India Company (VOC) to open its trading post in Ayutthaya, situated in the southern part of the walled island city, but it was a rather constricted space.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1608 King Ekathotsarot granted permission to the Dutch East India Company (VOC) to open its trading post in Ayutthaya. The location was in the southern part of the walled island city, and was a rather constricted space.