Ayutthaya (Chaos)

The Thai empire of Ayutthaya (also called Ayutha) was founded in 1350. The capital of Ayutthaya, known Phra Nakhon Sri Ayutthaya was built in an extremely defensive location, which was on an island surrounded by the Chao Phraya and Pa Sak river.
In 1382, the other Thai kingdom had to submit to Ayutthaya. In 1390, the first war of the many that would follow between Ayutthaya and started.
On the first voyage of Chinese Treasure Ships 1400-02, they also visited Ayutthaya.
The Chinese Treasure Ships visited Ayutthaya on their first voyage in 1400-1402
In 1446, Ayutthaya invaded Cambodia and captured the capital of Angkor. The Khmer king retreated to Phnom Penh, not surrendering. Ayutthaya threatened to destroy all of what remains of the Cambodia. Cambodia appealed to the Hong Emperor to help them. The emperor agreed, threatened Ayutthaya; when the latter refused, war started in 1447 (3144, Yin Wood Rabbit).
The Hong army invaded Ayutthaya in 1447 and by 1450, Ayutthaya was defeated and became a vassal of the Hong.
In 1474 (3171, Yang Wood Horse in the Chinese calendar), the Thai asked the Hong emperor to solve a struggle for succession, which he did. This became the precedent for extending 's influence in Ayutthaya.
In 1631 (3328, Yin Metal Sheep), the Thai king protested against the Hong trying to influence internal politics in Ayutthaya. As a result, in 1638 (3335, Yang Earth Tiger) the ruler of (Southern Burma) started an intrigue at the Hong court against Ayutthaya, gaining the emperor's favor. Pegu annexed the city of Tavoy from Ayutthaya some years later.
In 1651, Thailand broke away from Chinese influence. The Hong Emperor sent troops down, but now was forced to fight an unwinnable guerrilla war.
1661: Hong troops finally retreated from Thailand due to disease, expenses, and lives lost.
In 1664, Ayutthaya retook the city of Tavoy in a war against Pegu.
1768: Pegu invades Ayutthaya. After a long and costly siege, Pegu finally sacks the capital of Phra Nakhon Sri Ayutthaya in 1770. Due to a Chinese invasion, Pegu had to withdraw their forces from Ayutthaya to defend. In the same year, Ayutthaya recaptures their capital but since Phra Nakhon Sri Ayutthaya was in ruins, they decided to move their capital to Bangkok
In 1777, Ayutthaya was invaded by Pegu but they managed to badly defeat the Burmese forces.
In 1778, after the successful defense of their country, Ayutthaya launched a counter-invasion against Pegu. Their capital, Hanthawaddy (Known in Thai and Hongsawadi) was sacked by Siamese forces. However, the Burmese managed to group together a force that repelled the Siamese invaders.
In 1794, Ayutthaya invades and conquers the kingdom of Lanna
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