• The King 'Taksin' who is called the 'King Gwang-ye' of Thailand (❌Not Prime Minister Thaksin❌) was enraged when Burma invaded and destroyed Ayutthaya, so he repelled the Burmese army, conquered Cambodia and absorbed it, and destroyed and absorbed the Lanna Kingdom of Laos. As a result, he conquered all of Southeast Asia except for Myanmar and parts of Vietnam and established the Thonburi Kingdom.

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• King Taksin's father was Chinese and his mother was Thai. Thanks to this, there is a rumor that he received help from China in the war.

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• The man riding a horse with a sword in the street is King Taksin.

• King Taksin was betrayed by his trusted right-hand man, General 'Chao Phraya Chakri', and died, and the Chakri Dynasty was established, becoming the current royal family.

• The fourth king, 'Mongkut (Rama IV)', is the real-life model of the king played by Yul Brynner in the famous movie 'The King and I'.

• The reason why Thailand did not become a colony was that King Mongkut's bamboo diplomacy (a metaphor for being flexible) led European powers to meet all their demands and sign unequal treaties. As a result, the land that King Taksin had conquered was taken away by the European powers, reducing the current size of Thailand.

• King Mongkut's bamboo diplomacy is still practiced in Thailand today.

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• During World War II, Japan went to Thailand and said, "We're going to attack the British in Myanmar and Malaysia, so give us passage." (This sounds familiar... "Give us passage through Joseon so we can attack the Ming Dynasty"... $#%#$%) They gave passage and formed an alliance with Japan, declared war on the United States and Britain, and supported them by providing access to railroads, roads, and military facilities. However, when Japan started to lose the war against Britain, they immediately betrayed them and attacked Japan. As a result, they became a victorious nation instead of a war criminal nation after World War II and received special privileges.

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• The movie 'The Bridge on the River Kwai' is about the Japanese using British prisoners of war to build a railroad connecting Myanmar and Thailand.

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• They appeased Britain and France, who were enraged by Thailand's betrayal, by paying them reparations, and they appeased the United States by sending troops to the Korean War. (That's why Thailand participated in the Korean War). It is, in a way, the ultimate example of bat diplomacy.

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• In 1939, the national name Siam was changed to Thailand. They then changed Thailand back to Siam, and then changed Siam back to Thailand again, which is the current national name.

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• Around 1525, foreigners called the country of Ayutthaya Siam or Syam, which is a country name given by foreigners. 'Thai' means 'freedom', and Thailand means 'land of freedom'.