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318 Ch'awa, Tanow-see, Tawai, Maw:-tama; Maw:-lam lo'ng, Nak'awn-see-t'ama-rat, Songk'la, Chant'a-booree P'ra-p'itsa-noolok, Sook'ot'ei, P'ich'ei, Sawank'alok, Kamp'aang-p'et P'ichit, Nak'awn-sawan.

The king built two temples during his reign. He also sent his son on. an expedition against Cambodia, Somdet P'ra Bawroma-Rach'a-T'irat leading the reserve force. They conquered the capital of Cambodia and brought back a great many captives to Ayuthia. This Somdet P'ra Rama-T'ibawdee, the first king who reigned in Ayuthia, died in the year 731 or A.D. 1370 in the 56th year of his age and the 20th of his reign, the projenitorprogenitor [sic] of the Siamese monarchs, and was succeeded by four dynasties, embracing thirty-nine kings, the present dynasty representing five kings. The three first dynasties reigned in Ayuthia, which was captured and destroyed in the year of 1767, after a three-year siege, they having been the monarchs of Siam for a period of four hundred and seventeen years. After the Burmese had sacked the capital and taken off thousands of the people prisoners a Siamese General, P'ra yah Lohk-Sin, of great celebrity, rallied the Siamese under him at T'onaburee and after a number of hard-fought battles, drove the invaders back and laid the foundation of Bangkok, since then the capital. He founded the present fourth dynasty, and after a reign of twenty-seven years was succeeded by his son P'ra P'utt'a Lo't-lah, who reigned fifteen years, and was succeeded by his son P'rabaht Somdetch P'raNang Klow, who reigned twenty-seven years, then his son P'ra baht Somdetch P'ra Paramendr Maha-mongkut, who reigned seventeen years and was succeeded by His Majesty King Chulalongkorn.