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Chao Nakhon Nu

18th century · 18th century

Chao Nakhon Nu was the governor of Nakhon Si Thammarat in southern Siam who declared himself an independent ruler after the fall of Ayutthaya to the Burmese in 1767. In 1769 Taksin of Thonburi captured the city and took him to Thonburi, but later pardoned him and reinstated him as a vassal ruler of Nakhon Si Thammarat.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Chao Nakhon Nu. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/chao-nakhon-nu
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