Greetings one and all, thanks for coming back for another healthy and nutritious China History

podcast episode.

Las La Montgomery here bringing you part three in this latest CHP series that looks at the

history of the Thai Chinese and as an extra added bonus and no charge of course

You're also getting a smattering of Thai history as well

I wasn't taught in my high school.

We left off last time with Burmese King, Xinjuns' brutal and destructive conquest of Hayutia.

This kingdom that lasted 416 years was smashed by a vastly superior Burmese army, led by one of those occasional

warrior kings who came down hard on the kingdom of Vayutio at a time

when the place was, well, it was ripe for taking down.

And then the Burmese king's Army destroyed the city to such an extent that it was unlivable.

And as promised, we're going to look at a popular 18th century figure from Thai history who stepped up and came to the nation's defense at

what was certainly one of the darkest hours in all of Thai history up to that time

and this was Toxin the Great. He was born in 1734.

Two years later than his excellency, George Washington over in the American colonies, he was a look chin. Remember that term from Part 1? Mixed Thai Chinese. His mother was a native Thai. And his father, well he was surname Je, and he came from Huafu Village,

Chenghi City in Shantow, right on the banks of the Han River,

right near where it flows into Shandho Harbor, a port from once.

Countless tens of thousands of native Diocchio's sons and later daughters embarked on their own overseas adventures.

Many Diocchio's referred to this Hanjang as the Mother River.

Tuxen's Chinese name was Jong-Jol. His early years are the stuff of legends, not a whole lot to hang on to.

His father died young and he was raised by his mother. As the story goes, he grew up,

became a merchant trader, a caravan master, actually.

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