Describe the characteristics of the Settlement in Siam after the victory of General Chao Phraya Chakri in 1779 in this artwork's History.
In 1779, the Siamese General Chao Phraya Chakri invaded Laos, looted Vientiane and took the Emerald Buddha to Siam. It was installed in a shrine close to Wat Arun in Thonburi, the new capital of Siam. Chao Phra Chakri then seized the throne for himself and founded the Chakri Dynasty of the Rattanakosin Kingdom, where he would later be titled King Rama I. He shifted his capital across Chao Phraya river to its present location in Bangkok, and constructed the new Grand Palace including Wat Phra Kaew within its compound. Wat Phra Kaew was consecrated in 1785, and the Emerald Buddha was moved with great pomp to its current home in the ubosot of the Wat Phra Kaew temple complex in February/March 1785.
Wat Phra Kaew Chao Phraya Chakri Wat Arun Thonburi Chakri Dynasty Emerald Grand Palace ubosot Rama I Laos Chao Phraya river Vientiane Rattanakosin Kingdom Bangkok