Thailand: Elephant statues are often found near important shrines, King Taksin battle statue in the middle of King Taksin Park, Chanthaburi, Chanthaburi Province. Chanthaburi is celebrated across Thailand because of its heroic links with King Taksin the Great, the conqueror who fought back against the Burmese occupiers of Ayutthaya in 1767 and went on to re-establish Thai independence. Although Taksin only ruled briefly from his new capital at Thonburi (r. 1768-1782), his name remains greatly revered, and is commemorated across Chanthaburi in a number of shrines, monuments and parks.

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