1569-1584 – Ayutthaya temporarily becomes a vassal state of Taungoo Burma.
1656-1688 – Under Narai the Great, Ayutthaya makes commercial and diplomatic links with countries in the Middle East and West. It develops close diplomatic relations with Louis XIV in France. The kingdom sees intense rivalry between the competing Dutch, French and English trading companies.
1759-1760 and 1765-1767 – Burma’s Konbaung dynasty invades Ayutthaya.
1767 – Ayutthaya is captured by Burmese forces and destroyed.
1767-1782 – Thonburi Kingdom. Seat of power is moved south to Thonburi, now a district in…
