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had no desire for hostilities either with
King P'etraja
France or with the East India He
English Company.
had eradicated foreign political influence in Siam and he
was satisfied. In June 1690 Elihu Yale, President of
Fort St. wrote a letter to the P'rak'-
George, very friendly
lang, congratulating King P'etraja on his accession, but
at the same time the claim to
reiterating Company's
which was the cause of the war.
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King P'etraja was the less inclined, at this time, to
with as he was serious
quarrel foreigners, experiencing
internal troubles. A rebellion had broken out at Nak'on
Nayok, to the east of the capital. The leader was an
named T'am who had been an
impostor T'ien, formerly
attendant of Prince Ap'ai T'ot, the brother of King Narai.
He gave out that he was the Prince, and gained a great
number of adherents. The
Uparat, Prince,, Sarasak,
who was on an when the
elephant-hunting expedition
rebellion broke out, narrowly escaped capture by the
insurgents*
The and his reached
pseudo-Prince army Ayut'ia,
and have the A
might, perhaps, captured city. lucky shot,
however, killed the elephant on which the impostor was
He fell off and was and his rabble
riding. injured,
army lost heart and dispersed in disorder. He himself
was and executed.
captured
The inhabitants of many districts near Nak'on Nayok,
Lopburi and Saraburi, who had been implicated in this
fled from their homes for fear of so
rising, punishment,
that that of the was almost 1
part country depopulated.
In 1691 further overtures for peace weT ^JjtfffSS^
East India Company, but the P'rak'lang^^^^^Wl
no hope of payment of the Company^BcHprr He saSl
that Phaulkon and White, who were twHjpi respppfW
m irs*n flt H^ ^ -
fli^hjfj/^ijj JUT* ~. %
According to Burmese history, these fugitivflMftOki in &urife&. *'
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