Overview of Bangkok: History

"Bangkok" originally was a small village on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River. After the fall of Ayutthaya in the late 18th century, King Taksin the Great turned that village into Siam's new capital and renamed it Thonburi. Read More »

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Overview of Bangkok: History is based on Bangkok by Christopher, Ray, Globe-trotter, Kuri, Nk, iGuide and others. Travel guides are available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.