King Puttayodfa (Rama I) statue

King Puttayodfa (Rama I) statue
Bangkok, Thailand (TH)
Phra Bat Somdet Phra Poramoruraja Maha Chakri Borommanat Phra Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke, posthumously titled "the Great", or Rama I (20 March 1736 – 7 September 1809), was the founder and the first monarch of the reigning House of Chakri of Siam (now Thailand). He ascended the throne in 1782, after defeating a rebellion which had deposed King Taksin of Thonburi. He was also celebrated as the founder of Rattanakosin (now Bangkok) as the new capital of the reunited kingdom.
Phra Bat Somdet Phra Poramoruraja Maha Chakri Borommanat Phra Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke, posthumously titled "the Great", or Rama I (20 March 1736 – 7 September 1809), was the founder and the first monarch of the reigning House of Chakri of Siam (now Thailand). He ascended the throne in 1782, after defeating a rebellion which had deposed King Taksin of Thonburi. He was also celebrated as the founder of Rattanakosin (now Bangkok) as the new capital of the reunited kingdom.
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