Ayutthaya Kingdom (Burma)

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Establishment

• March 1564: The Bayinnaung armies marched down to Ayutthaya. There, they were kept at bay for weeks by the Siamese fort, aided by three Portuguese warships and artillery batteries at the harbor. The invaders finally captured the Portuguese ships and batteries on 7 February 1564, after which the fort promptly fell. Ayutthaya becomes a Burmese vassal state.

Chronology

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1. Burmese-Siamese Wars

Were a series of wars fought between Burma and Siam from the 16th to 19th centuries.

1.1. Burmese-Siamese War (1563-64)

Was a war between the Toungoo dynasty of Burma and the Ayutthaya Kingdom of Siam. The cause of the war was an attempt by the Toungoo King Bayinnaung to force the Ayutthaya kingdom into submission under his rule, as part of his campaign that later created the largest empire ever to exist in Southeast Asia.

• March 1564: The Bayinnaung armies marched down to Ayutthaya. There, they were kept at bay for weeks by the Siamese fort, aided by three Portuguese warships and artillery batteries at the harbor. The invaders finally captured the Portuguese ships and batteries on 7 February 1564, after which the fort promptly fell. Ayutthaya becomes a Burmese vassal state.

1.2. Burmese-Siamese War (1568-1569)

Was a military conflict fought between the Kingdom of Ayutthaya (Siam) and the Kingdom of Burma. The war began in 1568 when Ayutthaya unsuccessfully attacked Phitsanulok, a Burmese vassal state.

• January 1569: In 1568, Siam, the most powerful vassal state of Burma, revolted.

1.3. Burmese-Siamese War (1584-1593)

Was a war fought between the Toungoo dynasty of Burma and the Ayutthaya Kingdom of Siam.

• May 1584: Tenasserim was integrated into Burma.
• May 1584: The Siamese army withdrew to Martaban, and declared independence on 3 May (O.S. 23 April) 1584.

2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

• January 1565: The 16th century witnessed the rise of Burma, which under an aggressive dynasty had overrun Chiang Mai and Laos and made war on Ayutthaya. With the decline of Ayutthaya's hegemony in this period, Patani may became independent temporarily.
• January 1570: in 1568, Siam, the most powerful vassal state of the Toungoo Empire, had revolted. King Bayinnaung managed to defeat the Siamese rebellion with great difficulty in 1569.

Disestablishment

• May 1584: Tenasserim was integrated into Burma.
• May 1584: The Siamese army withdrew to Martaban, and declared independence on 3 May (O.S. 23 April) 1584.

Selected Sources

• Harvey, G. E. (1925): History of Burma: From the Earliest Times to 10 March 1824. London: Frank Cass & Co. Ltd., p. 170