Nanda Oils

Thammaraja king's son, who occupied the throne of Thailand on the Burma waiting period of nine years Naresuan was taken hostage in Burma after the fall of Ayutthaya. Under the tutelage of conquering personal Ayutthaya, King Burengnong, Naresuan learned martial arts and became heir to the throne, Thai in the mistaken belief that his visit Burma and training made him a malleable puppet Burmese.

Back to Ayutthaya, at the age of sixteen, Naresuan raised his own army. He reorganized the northern Thai and Cambodian Defence sporadic raids blocked the East. Equally well versed in conventional warfare the elephant or guerrilla classic, ready to use foreign mercenaries, Naresuan patiently bided his time till 1584 when it proclaimed its independence Thai and defeated the newly crowned king Burmese king Nanda Bayin.

In 1590, King Naresuan Thammaraja death and its successor, without pity arrested five people full-scale invasion of Burma during the next three years. During the invasion in 1592, Naresuan fought and killed the Burmese Crown Prince in combat on elephants alone. After an intensive campaign of 1599 Thai, their empire fragmented, and for many years, the Burmese were too weak for serious problems Thais. Upon his death in 1605, had consolidated Naresuan the Thai kingdom, he must ensure the security and for 160 years, no enemy threatened the city walls of Ayutthaya.

The following 50 years saw the growing presence of foreign traders and missionaries who have Ayutthaya at its zenith in the 1650s, a cosmopolitan city.The Chinese, Japanese, French, Dutch, Spanish, English and Portuguese traders had their own enclaves and population surpassed Ayutthaya London.

In 1608, in response to initiatives of Dutch trade, Naresuan's successor, his brother, King Ekatotsarot, sent the first Thai Embassy in The Hague. Their journey of seven months on board a Dutch vessel led to the first appearance of Thais recorded in Europe. Other European traders arrived in the following years and in 1621 trade was formally established with Japan, which provided the silver bullion and copper for the Thai teak, tin, buckskin, sandalwood, sugar, coconut oil and other products.

Despite border disputes palace intrigues and a failed uprising in 1632 which resulted in the Court of the palace guards massacre Japanese (and later susperision relations between Thailand and Japan over 200 years), the first half of the 17th century saw the gradual consolidation of peace created by military campaigns Naresuan. Strengthening trade with other countries, Thai employing a system of royal monopolies to preserve natural resources and closely monitor the trade.

Ayutthaya the rule occurred during the reign of King Narai (1656.1688). After seizing the throne from his nephew, King Narai makes full use of his royal prerogative to exercise strict control on foreign operators. Unwilling to participate directly in trade, Thais have control of trade to fall into the hands of foreigners, especially Chinese immigrants industrious. Naturally anxious to maintain control at home, Thai leaders felt compelled to regulate the conduct of trade. Subsequently, the Treasury has collected taxes on Thai imports and legally held options on all foreign cargo they could buy cheap and then sell at a profit. The Crown has also controlled some export commodities such as rice, ivory, skins and sandalwood.