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HISTORY OF THE KINGDOM OF SIAM AND OF THE REVOLUTIONS THAT HAVE CAUSED THE OVERTHROW OF THE EMPIRE, UP TO A. D. 1770.

                Compiled by M. TURPIN from manuscripts
                received from M. the Bishop of TABRACA
                Vicar Apostolic of Siam and from other
                     Missionaries in the Kingdom.

PUBLISHED ORIGINALLY AT PARIS A. D. 1771.

               Translated from the original French by
                        B. O. CARTWRIGHT, B.A.
                  EXHIBITIONER KING'S COLLEGE (CAMB).

                            BANGKOK 1908.
                  Printed under the auspices of the
                     Committee of the Vajirañàna
                          National Library.

                              BANGKOK:
           Printed at the "American Presby. Mission Press."
                                1908.

CONTENTS.

PAGE.

Translator's Preface IV.

CHAPTER I.

The First Kings of Siam 1

CHAPTER II.

The Reign of Chao Narai 31

CHAPTER III.

The Revolt of the Macassars 53

CHAPTER IV.

The Revolution that brought about the downfall of Faulcon and the French 65

CHAPTER V.

The Breach between the French and the Usurper 89

CHAPTER VI.

The Persecution of the Christians after the departure of Des Farges 99

CHAPTER VII.

Events leading up to the Revolution of 1760 109

CHAPTER VIII.

The Revolution of 1760 115

CHAPTER IX. The Revolution of 1767 137

CHAPTER X.

The Misfortunes of the Europeans after the Revolution 169

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