chao phraya in English
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1. Chao Phraya is the longest river in Thailand.
2. In Bangkok, the Chao Phraya River is a major transportation artery, with ferries, water taxis (the Chao Phraya Express Boat) and long-tailed boats.
3. The Chao Phraya system drains about one-third of the nation's territory.
4. None of the tributaries of the Chao Phraya extend beyond the nation's borders.
5. Tabinshwehti ordered his army southeast along two canals, and crossed the Chao Phraya river near Phong Phaeng.
6. The Siamese then put a culverin on a barge and sailed along the Chao Phraya to fire the enemies.
7. A river, about 563 km (350 mi) long, of western Thailand. It is a major tributary of the Chao Phraya.
8. The capital and largest city of Thailand, in the southwest on the Chao Phraya River near the Gulf of Siam.
9. The Thai army under Chao Phraya Chakri was ordered to move against the rebel, who was caught and executed.
10. Together with Tong-Duang, now Chao Phraya Chakri, he eventually managed to drive back the Burmese, defeat his rivals and reunify the country.
11. Bangkok is located on the delta of the Chao Phraya River, about 25 miles (40 km) from the Gulf of Thailand
12. Run-off from weeks of record flooding in Thailand's northern and central plains has been swelling the city's canals and Bangkok's Chao Phraya River.
13. Chao Phraya Chakri was directed to prolong his stay in order to assist them in the pacification of the north, which included the Lao states.
14. Flooding quickly spread from the North to the Central Chao Phraya River Basin, and by the beginning of October, the province of Ayutthaya, north of Bangkok, was almost flooded.
15. Chao Phraya Surasri Wisitsak, the governor general of northwest territory, the royal family of Chiang Mai, soldiers and people from all over Lan Na came to celebrate her arrival.
16. The port of Bangkok, located on the Chao Phraya River at Khlong Toei, is connected to the sea by a channel dug through the sandbar at the river mouth some 17 twisting miles (27 km) downstream
17. The best things to do in Bangkok tell the story of this fascinating city, which began as a small trading center and port community on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River some 200 years ago
18. The district is named after the temple Phra Samut Chedi, which was built 1827–1828 by King Buddha Loetla Nabhalai (Rama II) on an island in the Chao Phraya River—hence its popular name Phra Chedi Klang Nam (chedi in the middle of the water).
19. The floods often occur in the north and spread down the Chao Phraya River through the central plains, in the northeast along the Chi and Mun Rivers flowing into the Mekong, or in the coastal hillsides of the east and south.
20. The Somdet Chao Phraya was enraged with the incident and threatened to murder Nak with a sword, only with the help of her son Chim (the future Rama II) was Nak able to flee to the Thonburi Palace to live with her daughter Chimyai (concubine to King Taksin).
21. An alternative account (by the Official Vietnamese Chronicles) states that Taksin was ordered to be executed in the traditional siamese way by General Chao Phraya Chakri at Wat Chaeng: by being sealed in a velvet sack and beaten to death with a scented sandalwood club.
22. Constantine Phaulkon (Greek: Κωνσταντῖνος Γεράκης, Konstantinos Gerakis; γεράκι is the Greek word for "falcon"; 1647 – 5 June 1688), also known as Κωσταντής Γεράκης or Costantin Gerachi, Constantino Falcão in Portuguese and simply as Monsieur Constance in French, was a Greek adventurer, who became prime counsellor to King Narai of Ayutthaya, assuming the Thai noble title Chao Phraya Wichayen (เจ้าพระยาวิชาเยนทร์).