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1. Taksin Of Thailand

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   The end came in 1782. General Chakri (later Rama I), a trusted military leader who had served effectively in the northern campaigns, led a decisive move against Thonburi. The precise circumstances of Taksin’s deposition are heavily disputed. Official histories maintain that he was charged with severe religious apostasy and insubordination, leading to a bloodless transition of power. Folk history, conversely, often maintains that Taksin was secretly transported out of the capital by loyalists disguised as travelling orange-sellers, and that the man executed was merel…