Thonburi

:For the Thon Buri District of Bangkok, see Thon Buri (district)

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Thon Buri (ธนบุรี) was capital of Thailand for a short time during the reign of King Taksin, after the previous capital Ayutthaya was sacked by the Burmese. King Rama I moved the capital to Bangkok in 1782 to the other side of the Chao Phraya River. Thon Buri stayed an independent town and province, and was merged into Bangkok in 1972.

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Thon Buri stayed less developed than the original Bangkok part of the city, several of the traditional small waterways (Khlongs) still exist there, which are nearly gone on the other side of the river.

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Thailand: The Kingdom of Thailand is a country in Southeast Asia, bordering Laos and Cambodia to the east, the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia to the south, and the Andaman Sea and Myanmar to the west. Thailand is also known as Siam, which was the country's official name until May 11, 1949. The word Thai (ŭ...

Taksin: Taksin the Great (鄭昭; pinyin: Zh?ng Ch?o; April 17, 1734 - April 7, 1782) was king of Thailand from 1767-1782....

Ayutthaya: Ayutthaya (also spelled Ayudhya or Ayuthia) refers to...