After the Burmese took Ayutthaya on 7 April 1767, the Siamese prince Chao Chui fled to Hà Tiên. Mạc Thiên Tứ kept him as a claimant, which set Hà Tiên against Taksin, the new ruler of Siam.
Political
Prince Chao Chui takes refuge in Hà Tiên
- 1767
- Southeast Asia
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