Sunday, August 30, 2009

Who is your Worst Enemy?

Who is your Worst Enemy?

He is not on the opposide side. He is not your Known Enemy. Known Enemy does not like to shake hands with you. Known Enemy does not like to eat on the same table with you.

He is on your side, or he is on the same side as you. He is one of your Friends. You eat and drink with him.

What an irony!
Read the story below.
"With the Burmese threat still prevalent, a strong ruler was needed on the throne. Due to some sources, many oppressions and abuses made by officials were reported. King Taksin punished them harshly, some high officials were even tortured and executed. This might cause discontent among officials. Finally a group of powerful officials, led by Phraya San, seized the capital and forced the king to step down.
King Taksin was declared insane and a coup d'état removed him from the throne in March 1782.[19] Although he requested to be allowed to join the monkhood. When the coup occurred, General Chao Phraya Chakri was away fighting in Cambodia, but he quickly returned to the Thai capital following being informed of the coup. Upon having arrived at the capital, the General extinguished the coup through arrests, investigations and punishments. The peace was then restored in the capital.
According to the Royal Thai Chronicles, General Chao Phraya Chakri decided to put the deposed Taksin to death. The Chronicles stated that, while being taken to the executing venue, Taksin asked for an audience with General Chao Phraya Chakri but was turned down by the General. Taksin was beheaded in front of Wichai Prasit fortress on Wednesday, 10 April 1782, and his body was buried at Wat Bang Yi Ruea Tai. General Chao Phraya Chakri then seized control of the capital and declared himself king together with establishing the House of Chakri.[20]"

What is the relationship between Taksin and Tong-Duang Chakri?
Taksin (the King) was put to death by his Tong-Duang Chakri (the General). They were both childhood friends.
Read the below.

"He was born in Ayutthaya and given the name Sin (Treasure). His father Hai-Hong, who worked as a tax-collector,[2] was a Teochew Chinese immigrant with roots from Chenghai County,[3] and his mother Lady Nok-lang was Thai.[4] When aged 7 he started his education in a Buddhist monastery. After 7 years of education he was sent by his father to serve as a royal page. According to legend, when he and his friend Tong-Duang were Buddhist novices they met a Chinese fortune-teller who told them that they both had lucky lines in the palms of their hands and would both become kings. Neither took it seriously, but Tong-Duang was later the successor of King Taksin, Rama I."

Taksin and Tong-Duang Chakri were comrades; they fought against the Burmese invaders and chased out the Burmese.
"After the destruction of Ayutthaya and the death of the Thai king, the country was split into six parts, with Taksin controlling the east coast. Together with Tong-Duang, now General Chao Phraya Chakri, he managed to drive back the Burmese, defeat his rivals and reunify the country."

Source of story: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taksin

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