Write a question about the following article: Taksin's first attempt at reunificationan expedition to Phitsanulok in May 1768was unsuccessful. He captured Phimai at the end of 1768, and was crowned monarch in December 1768. By late 1769, he had defeated Nakhon Si Thammarat. In mid-1770, he finally defeated Phitsanulok, and became the sole ruler of Siam.
How many months after Taksin's first attempt at reunification was he crowned monarch?