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About taksin.com

taksin.com is a historical map designed to help visitors, students and Ayutthaya locals easily understand how each spot in Ayutthaya connects to King Taksin the Great, from the fall of the city in 1767 and the breakout through the siege to the recapture and the Thonburi kingdom.

What this site does

  • Pins 17 key places at their real coordinates, each with its story told across 5 periods
  • History articles for every place, plus the life of King Taksin
  • Campaign route maps: 11 campaigns
  • The history from late Ayutthaya to Thonburi, in 4 periods
  • Side-by-side readings of several chronicles for 6 events
  • 3 suggested itineraries, and 20 places to eat near the ruins
  • The “Why does this spot matter?” button for anyone standing in Ayutthaya
  • Events and festivals across the province, updated automatically from government agencies and news outlets

How we write our content

Every page cites its sources, such as the royal chronicles, work by the Fine Arts Department, Silpa Wattanatham magazine and academic research. Anything drawn from legend or oral tradition is clearly labelled. Where historians still disagree, we present every side rather than picking a single conclusion. We summarise the chronicles in our own words and link to the originals so you can read them in full.

Coordinates are given in decimal degrees (WGS84). Sites that cover a wide area are marked “approximate location”. The regional map uses map data from Natural Earth (public domain). If you spot a mistake, please tell us here: Contact

The rivers and canals around the city island on the Ayutthaya maps are simplified from OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License).

The periods used on the map

  • Late Ayutthaya (1734–1764) From King Taksin's birth in Ayutthaya, through his boyhood, schooling and royal service until he became Phraya Tak, before the Burmese armies came
  • The siege (1765–1767) The Burmese armies besieged Ayutthaya for about 14 months. Phraya Tak fought in defence of the city, then broke out to the east on 3–4 January 1767
  • The fall and the recapture (1767) On 7 April 1767 the city fell. Seven months later King Taksin brought a fleet from Chanthaburi and retook the Pho Sam Ton camp
  • The Thonburi years (1767–1782) King Taksin moved the capital to Thonburi. Ayutthaya became an old city to which people slowly returned to build their homes
  • Today (World Heritage since 1991) What can be seen today, and the places where people come to remember King Taksin