History of Siam in 1688

by Marcel Le Blanc

This book concerns the French intervention in Siam, 1685-1688, particularly the cataclysmic last year, during which Phetracha, the usurper and future king, held the ailing King Narai prisoner until his death. Marcel Le Blanc was one of fourteen Jesuits who arrived in Siam at the request of King Narai to promote the study of mathematics and astrology, but he became inextricably involved in events surrounding Phetracha's coup d'etat. He was in Bangkok...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9749575296
• ISBN13: 9789749575291
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher