The Early Bangkok Empire: Rama I
With the support of the Ayutthayan aristocracy, Chakri - reigning as Rama I (1782-1809) - set about consolidating the Thai kingdom. His first act was to move the capital across the river to what we know as Bangkok, on the more defensible east bank. Borrowing from the layout of Ayutthaya, he built a new royal palace and impressive monasteries in the area of Ratanakosin - which remains the city's spiritual heart - within a defensive ring of two (later expanded to three) canals. In the palace temple, Wat Phra Kaeo, he enshrined the talismanic Emerald Buddha, which he had snatched during his campaigns in Laos. Trade with China revived, and the style of government was put on a more modern footing: while retaining many of the features of a devaraja, he shared more responsibility with his courtiers, as a first among equals.
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