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Thonburi and the river capital
Thonburi became the capital after Ayutthaya’s fall, making Bangkok’s west bank essential to understanding the city’s short-lived river capital and later eastward shift.
Why go
Thonburi preserves the crucial interval between Ayutthaya and the Chakri capital on Rattanakosin. Its position on Bangkok’s west bank makes the river central to the story: crossing between the two historic banks reveals the geographic shift from one capital arrangement to the next.
Useful to know
Pair this background with a river crossing to see the two historic banks together.
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