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King Naresuan’s campaign routes

11 major campaigns, from the declaration of independence in 1584 to his death on campaign in 1605. Tap a number or a campaign name to highlight its route on the map.

All campaigns in order

1. 1
   Declaring Independence at Mueang Khraeng and the Battle on the Sittaung River

   1584

   Ayutthaya broke with Hanthawaddy; the pursuers turned back after Surakamma was shot, and the Thai army brought Thai families home.

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2. 2
   The Phraya Phasim Campaign and the Chiang Mai Army, Late 1584

   1584

   Phraya Phasim's army was routed near Suphanburi and the Chiang Mai army was harassed into retreat; Ayutthaya came through its first war after independence.

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3. 3
   The Battle of Ban Sa Ket: Routing the King of Chiang Mai's Army, 1586

   1586

   The Chiang Mai army was routed; the Thai side captured the camp and large numbers of elephants, horses and boats, and the King of Chiang Mai fled north towards Kamphaeng Phet.

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4. 4
   King Nanda Bayin's Siege of Ayutthaya, 1586–1587

   1586–1587

   The siege failed; short of supplies and losing many men, the Hanthawaddy army had to retreat from 20 April 1587.

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5. 5
   The Burmese Crown Prince's First Invasion, 1590: The Tha Khoi Stream

   1590–1591

   The Crown Prince's army was routed: Phraya Phukam was killed, Phraya Phasim was captured, and the Crown Prince fled back to Hanthawaddy.

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6. 6
   The Elephant Duel War at Nong Sarai, 1593

   1593

   The Crown Prince was killed and the Hanthawaddy army withdrew; it was the last invasion of Siam in King Nanda Bayin's reign.

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7. 7
   The Capture of Tavoy and Tenasserim, 1593

   1593

   Tavoy, Tenasserim and Mergui came back under Ayutthaya's rule, and the fleet and army Hanthawaddy sent to help them were defeated.

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8. 8
   The Attack on Longvek, Cambodia, 1593–1594

   1593–1594

   Longvek fell; Satha fled to Laos, large numbers of Khmer people were carried off, and Cambodia came under Ayutthaya's influence for a time.

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9. 9
   The First Attack on Hanthawaddy, 1595

   1595

   Hanthawaddy was besieged for about three months but not taken; the army withdrew as relief forces approached, carrying off many people, and Chiang Mai submitted the same year.

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10. 10
    The Second Attack on Hanthawaddy and the Siege of Toungoo, 1599–1600

    1599–1600

    The Thai army reached a burned and deserted Hanthawaddy, but its two-month siege of Toungoo failed, and it withdrew in May 1600 for lack of supplies.

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11. 11
    The March towards Ava and Naresuan's Death at Mueang Hang, 1605

    1605

    No battle was fought: Naresuan died at Mueang Hang on 25 April 1605, and Ekathotsarot called off the campaign and brought his body back to Ayutthaya.

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