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Royal chronicles chronicle twenty-four wars between the Thai and the Burmese during the four hundred and seventeen years from 1893 BE[1] to 2310 BE[2] in which the Glorious Ayutthaya served as the capital of Siam. Regarding these wars, I have examined ancient archives, as [Thai] royal chronicles and Burmese chronicles, in conjunction with my own judgment, and obtained such information as hereinafter stated:
In 900 LE,[3] 2087 BE,[4] the Year of the Dog, during the reign of King Chairachathirat, it appeared that the Burmese marched an armed force in to attack the Siamese territory at the town of Chiang Kran. This town of Chiang Kran is the same town as Khraeng,[5] called by the Mon as Doeng Krai,[6] now being part of the Mon territory, lying not far away of Myawati Pass. It seemed like the Thai territory at that time extended to the river of Thanlwin, for which reason the town of Chiang Kran was included in the Thai territory. As for this war, the contents contained in [Thai] royal chronicles, Burmese chronicles, and the record[7] of Pinto the Portuguese,[8] when consulted together, showed that Mangtra[9] the Burmese, a son of a ruler of Taungngu, having proclaimed himself lord and successfully conquered a great number of Burmese and Raman states, was crowned and named as King Tabinshweti,
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