Travels in the central parts of Indo-China (Siam), Cambodia, and Laos : during the years 1858, 1859, and 1860 . uered by the Burmese, inMarch, 1767, there remained in the country many bandsof robbers associated under brave men as their parties had continued their depredations since thefirst appearance of the Burman army, and during abouttwo years had lived by plundering the quiet inhabitants,having no government to fear. On the return of theBurman troops to their own country, these parties ofrobbers had various skirmishes with each other during theyear 1767. The first king establ
Travels in the central parts of Indo-China (Siam), Cambodia, and Laos : during the years 1858, 1859, and 1860 . uered by the Burmese, inMarch, 1767, there remained in the country many bandsof robbers associated under brave men as their parties had continued their depredations since thefirst appearance of the Burman army, and during abouttwo years had lived by plundering the quiet inhabitants,having no government to fear. On the return of theBurman troops to their own country, these parties ofrobbers had various skirmishes with each other during theyear 1767. The first king established at Bangkok was an extra-ordinary man, of Chinese origin, named Pin Tat. Hewas called by the Chinese Tia Sin Tat, or Tuat. He wasborn at a village called Bantak, in Northern Siara, inlat. 16° N. The date of his birth was in March, 1734. Atthe capture of Ayuthia he was thirty-three years to that time he had obtained the office ofsecond governor of his own township, Tak, and he nextobtained the office of governor of his own town, underthe dignified title of Phya Tak, which name he bears to. Chap. H. HISTOEICAL SKETCH. 89 the present day. During the reign of the last King ofAyuthia, he was promoted to the office and dignityof governor of the city of Kam-Cheng-philet, whichfrom times of antiquity was called the capital of thewestern province of Northern Siam. He obtained thisoffice by bribing the high minister of the king, ChaufaEkadwat Anurak Moutri; and being a brave warrior, hewas called to Ayuthia on the arrival of the Burmantroops, as a member of the council. But when sent toresist the Burman troops, who were harassing the easternside of the city, perceiving that the Ayuthian govern-ment was unable to resist the enemy, he, with hisfollowers, fled to Chautaburi (Ohautabun), a town on theeastern shore of the Gulf of Siam, in lat. 12|-° N. andlong. 101° 21 E. There he united with many bravemen, who were robbers and pirates, and subsisted byrobbing the village
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